Food

Together Russia and Ukraine produce about 14% of world’s wheat, making for almost one-third of global wheat exports… Russia’s 12-day-old war on the nation of Ukraine, long known as Europe’s breadbasket, is expected to push up prices on flour-based products such as bread, pasta, and biscuits. Since the war began, …

Tahir Büyükhelvacıgil: The inability to import from these countries due to the Russia-Ukraine war caused concern in the oil industry. Stating that ships to import raw materials from both countries could not come to Turkey during the war, Tahir Büyükhelvacıgil, Chair of the Vegetable Oil Industrialists’ Association (BYSD), said, “Price …

Just over a week into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the fallout of the war and unprecedented sanctions on Moscow are shaking global supply chains and financial markets, with the impact already being felt in Africa. With Russia a major producer of commodities including oil and wheat, sanctions and supply chain disruption are causing commodity …

FAO food price index jumps 24.1% from last year… World food prices reached an all-time high in February, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a statement Friday. FAO said its food price index averaged 140.7 points in February, up 3.9% from January — a significant increase of 24.1% …

With some farmers leaving Ukraine and farm staff fighting for their country there are fears the Russian invasion will significantly hurt this year’s Ukrainian harvest. As Russian troops advance to most areas of the country farmers are unsure if they can start seeding spring crops in March to get this …

With Russia’s military occupation in Ukraine, which is known as the world’s leading and Europe’s “bread basket”, wheat prices climbed to the peak of 9.5 years with 9.34 dollars. While it was discussed whether the crisis would affect Turkiye or not, it was a concern whether the two countries, which …

Describing BALIKESİR as the dairy of Turkiye, Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Yücel Yılmaz said that due to its geography, climate and the influence of agricultural products, Balıkesir is a province that satisfies the country in terms of meat and milk. Mayor Yılmaz stated that Bigadiç district is among the main …

Izmir Tulum Cheese Gets Geographical Indication… Mahmut Özgener, Chairman of the Izmir Chamber of Commerce (İZTO), announced that a new one has been added to İzmir’s registered products. Özgener stated that after the lokma, boyoz and şambali, the geographical indication of the tulum cheese has been obtained. Mahmut Özgener, Chairman …

Çeşme (prominent resort district of İzmir province) Touristic Hoteliers Association (ÇESTOB) President Yakup Demir stated that agriculture and local agricultural products are as important as tourism and said, “We absolutely need to bring agriculture and tourism together. Çeşme’s agricultural products are very special and very valuable. Agriculture in Çeşme is …

No supply shortages of grains are expected due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, two countries that supply a substantial amount of Turkey’s grain imports, the country’s agriculture ministry said. Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine as of Thursday has raised the prospect of tighter supplies in commodities, due to the possibility …