Food

Press release… Early estimate for 2021 wheat output positive but 45 countries in need of external assistance for food… 4 March 2021, Rome – Global food commodity prices rose for the ninth consecutive month in February, with quotations for sugar and vegetable oils increasing the most, the Food and Agriculture Organization …

Federation of Food and Drink Industry Associations of Turkey (TGDF) Secretary General İlknur Menlik evaluated the retail law proposal, food prices and other issues on the agenda. While the pandemic still prevails both in Turkey and in the world; Food, agriculture and retail industries are also going through an active …

Household expenses witnessed a new shift as the coronavirus pandemic, which has had a varied impact on the economy, changed consumer habits in Turkey, according to statistics. Last year, money spent on services like education and tourism decreased, while people spent more on appliances and food, according to Turkish Statistical Institute …

Mehmet Kendirlioğlu, Chairperson of Aydın ​​Chamber of Agriculture said that Aydın is the capital of agriculture with the products grown in the province. Underlining that Aydın, which stands out in agricultural production, provides great income to the country’s economy, Kendirlioğlu said, “Cotton is one of our most important export products …

Turkey’s ice cream exports expanded in 2020 despite the pandemic that has taken the hold of the whole world. Ice cream exports increased by 7 percent compared to the previous year, reaching 35.7 million dollars. Kahramanmaraş province of Turkey produces 17 percent of the ice cream across the country and …

An institute affiliated to a Turkish university is developing a reasonable-priced solution to be used in artificial meat production as the world has been working on alternative protein sources due to growing population and dwindling resources. While it is possible to produce “clean meat” in laboratories using one or two centimeter-sized biopsies …

According to a survey, concerns about environmental problems affect food purchasing habits. 60 percent of consumers are sensitive to the environmental impact of their food and drink. Consumers will eat “healthier” after the pandemic! In a survey conducted by FMCG Gurus, 83% of consumers globally stated that they would eat …

Press release… Mustafa Terci, Chairperson of the Aegean Cereals Pulses and Oil Seeds and Products Exporters Association, said that they have a wide range of products from cereals, milling, confectionery, chocolate products along with vegetable oils to spices. Terci said, “Our sector brought 7.3 billion dollars in Turkish economy last …

Turkey has taken its place among the best examples in the world with an arrangement made by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, in terms of limiting trans fats by the rate of 2 percent which considered safe by the of 2020. With the regulation made by the Ministry of …

The coronavirus outbreak reminded us that all living things are interconnected and whole. Covid 19, which was initially seen as a global health problem, is now more talked about with its economic, social and political dimensions. This is because we experience the effects of fever by experiencing it in all …