Livestock

Izmir, Türkiye’s leading province in milk production, aims to boost its milk production to 2 million tonnes in 2027 with its disease-free and European Union (EU) approved enterprises. In Türkiye, where approximately 22 million tonnes of milk is produced annually, İzmir ranks first with its production of around 1 million …

Professor Dr. Nuray Şahinler, Faculty Member of Uşak University Faculty of Agriculture, explained that climate change negatively affects beekeeping and sudden changes in air temperatures lead to losses in bee colonies. Dr. Nuray Şahinler She emphasised that the risk of death increases when bees that form winter clusters go out …

Bedri Girit, Chairman of the Aegean Aquaculture and Animal Products Exporters’ Association, announced that Türkiye aims to export 200 million dollars in table eggs and 300 million dollars in breeding eggs by the end of the year. Türkiye aims to boost its potential in exports of egg products while ranking …

The Central Union of Red Meat Producers of Türkiye announced that it will import meat breed pregnant and non-pregnant heifers from South America in order to ramp up red meat production and reduce foreign dependency. It was reported that preliminary requests will be collected and the distribution will be carried …

Speaking at the greenhouse cover delivery ceremony held in western Black Sea province of Kastamonu, İhsan Emiralioğlu, Deputy General Director of Plant Production of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, announced that the plant production asset, which was around 98 million tonnes in the early 2000s, reached 138 million tonnes …

Press release… Saudis showed great interest in Turkish food products. Organised by the Aegean Exporters’ Association (EIB), 18 companies from Türkiye participated in the ‘Saudi Arabia Food Trade Delegation’, while 44 importer companies from Saudi Arabia participated in bilateral business meetings to import Turkish food products. Describing Türkiye as the …

Istanbul, 22 April, 2025 Türkiye’s senior officials spotlight agricultural diplomacy, urging ethical action against AI and efforts to counter disinformation threats to food security The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has approached Türkiye with a proposal to establish the country as a “strategic stockpile centre” for regional and global …

Press release… Turkish food exporters set export target of 1 billion dollars to Saudi Arabia… Saudis flocked to Turkish food products. Organised by the Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB), 18 companies from Türkiye took part in the “Saudi Arabia Food Trade Delegation”, while 44 importing companies from Saudi Arabia participated in …

The 7th International Poultry Meat Congress (UBEK-7), organised by the Association of Poultry Meat Producers and Breeders (BESD-BİR) since 2011, was held in Antalya between 16-20 April 2025. More than 870 scientists and industry stakeholders from 33 countries, including agricultural, veterinary, food engineers and medical doctors, attended Türkiye’s largest and …

Speaking at the 7th International Poultry Meat Congress, Secretary General of the International Poultry Meat Council Nicolo Cinotti announced that the poultry meat sector is in a healthy growth and has a bright future ahead of it. “The two most important problems of the sector, which has an economic value …