Food

Press release… Veysel Memiş, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association (AHBİB), noted that they supported the promotional activities carried out by the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM) Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Sector with the Bulgur Promotion Project as …

Hakan Turan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of SALKONDER (Tomato Paste, Frozen and Canned Food Manufacturers Association) evaluated the new tomato paste season… *** As you know, tomato paste harvest has started in the Aegean region. We estimate that the total harvest will be close to 3 million tonnes …

July, 2024… The second of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals – SDG2: Zero Hunger – aims to create a world free of hunger by 2030. However, according to the UN, a combination of factors including the pandemic, conflict, climate change and deepening inequalities mean that hunger and food insecurity have been …

Press release… Hayrettin Uçak, Chair of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, stated that Türkiye is the first across the world in the production of cherries, quince, figs, apricots. Apricot Figs Pointing out that Türkiye is also in the 2nd place in the production of cherry, cucumber, melon …

Technology solutions are emerging to support farmers in optimising their farming practices to overcome financial burdens and preserve the planet. 2024 began with farmers across the world raising their voices and protesting as they are being hit by falling incomes, environmental regulations and competition from imports. Many farmers complained they feel caught between …

Press release… Saffet Kalyoncu, Chair of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB), reported that in the Eastern Black Sea Region, exports from Trabzon, Rize, Artvin and Gümüşhane provinces, amounted to 933 million 602 thousand 83 dollars covering the January-July period of 2024. Saffet Kalyoncu “There is a 9 percent …

Cultivated meat is down but not out, says meat industry veteran and new CEO at Meatable… Jeff Tripian Cultivated meat may be down, but it’s not out, insists the new US-based CEO of Dutch startup Meatable. The reason is simple, claims Jeff “Trip” Tripician, a meat industry veteran who took the helm of the …

Press release… Lower cereal quotations offset higher vegetable oil, meat and sugar prices… » The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) stood at 120.8 points in July 2024, marginally below its revised figure for June, as a decrease in the price index for cereals outweighed increases in the price indices for vegetable oil, …

Press release… Tuna farmed in Türkiye’s western province of Izmir, which is the most important centre of the country in tuna farming, is exported to many countries, especially Japan and makes a significant contribution to the national economy. The caught tuna are transported to a total of 6 farms in …

Meatly is the first European company to be authorised to sell artificial meat (produced without the use of animals using laboratory-developed methods). Owen Ensor Meatly, a pet food company, has made history by becoming the first European company to be authorised to sell artificial meat for pet food in the …