Food

After months of protests in Europe’s cities and roads and an unexpected political foothold in the conclusions of the European Council on 1 February, farmers will be back on the agenda of the EU leaders at the summit on 21 and 22 March.  Normally, agriculture lands on the table of EU leaders …

Press release… Turkish food exporters, who set an export target of 1 billion dollars to Japan, returned home from the Foodex Japan Fair held in Tokyo between 5-8 March 2024 with commercial connections that will reach the export target of 1 billion dollars. Reminding that the promotional activities of the …

Press release… Food exports to Japan soared by 42 percent in the two-month period of 2024… Turkish food exporters, who set an export target of 1 billion dollars to Japan, returned home with commercial connections that will reach the export target of 1 billion dollars from the Foodex Japan Fair …

57.4 million dollars worth of coffee exported in 2023, with Syria, Belarus, and Russia being top importers, according to country’s statistical bureau… ANKARA… Türkiye exported 800,600 tonnes of coffee to 146 countries last year, generating 57.4 million dollars in revenue, as exports of the commodity tripled over the last five …

Press release… Turkish food exporters who want to grow in the US market are travelling to California… Turkish flavours will be showcased in California… The Turkish food sector has set a target of 5 billion dollars for the United States market, which has doubled in the last 5 years and …

COUNTRIES REQUIRING EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE FOR FOOD… FAO assesses that 45 countries, including 33 in Africa, nine in Asia, two in Latin America and the Caribbean, and one in Europe, are in need of external assistance for food. Conflicts in Near East Asia and in West and East Africa are driving alarmingly …

Press release… Mehmet Ali Işık, Head of Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association, said that the Turkish food sector exported food products worth 26 billion dollars in the 100th anniversary of the Republic. Işık also stated that they want to grow in markets such as Japan, China and India …

Cereal, dairy, vegetable, meat prices down in February, but sugar up year-on-year… The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Friday its food price index decreased for seventh straight month in February.  The index averaged 117.3 points, down 0.9 points from 118.2 the previous month. The reading was the …

Aykut Göymen, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Turkish Pasta Industrialists’ Association (TMSD) said that pasta is a semi-prepared foodstuff obtained by mixing semolina obtained from durum wheat in Türkiye with water and giving desired shapes and drying; one of the factors affecting the quality of pasta is the …

Press release… Fersan, located in Kemalpaşa district of Izmir province, a Develey group company, is now offering the world’s leading brand Develey products to the Turkish market. Michael Durach, CEO of Develey Group, came to Fersan to evaluate this operation undertaken by Fersan, as well as the APMEA (countries) and …