Livestock

Honey forests contribute to the national economy… As of the end of last year, the number of honey forests reached 794, creating an opportunity to host approximately 1 million hives. Türkiye’s honey production reached 115 thousand tonnes thanks to the support given to beekeeping activities and honey forests. In addition …

Press release… Sinan Kızıltan, Chairman of the Sector Board of Turkish Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Associations, stated that the exports of the fishery sector in 2023 reached 1.7 billion dollars. Sinan Kızıltan “The United Kingdom was the 5th country to which the Fisheries and Animal Products sector exported the …

İlhan Ayhan, Head of Antalya Red Meat Producers Association, said that 95 percent of the livestock producers’ enterprises in Türkiye are unlicensed. “Our producers want to build licensed businesses, but due to the Great Plain Protection Area Project, our producers have great difficulty in obtaining a licence,” he said. İlhan …

Press release… The UK and Türkiye announced that they will start negotiations for a new Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Ben Aldred, Deputy Undersecretary for Trade at the British Consulate General, Ilaria Regondi, Chief Negotiator for the Türkiye-UK Free Trade Agreement, and Harriet Ackland, Policy and Strategy Leader for the Türkiye-UK …

Ziya Şahin, Chair of the Central Union of Beekeepers of Türkiye (TAB), reported that apart from honey, about 7 thousand tonnes of beeswax, 4 tonnes of royal jelly, 400 tonnes of pollen, 10 tonnes of bee bread and 10 tonnes of propolis are produced in Türkiye. Ziya Şahin Ankara… Şahin …

Press release… Turkish farmers have been producing in Anatolian lands for thousands of years and Turkish exporters deliver the flavours of Anatolia to all corners of the world. Dairy products Türkiye will improve its productivity with the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence and digitalisation, and will maintain its position as …

Oğulcan Sagun, Vice Chair of the Istanbul Fisheries and Animal Products exporters’ Association, announced that exports in the aquaculture sector soared by 2.6 percent in 2023 compared to the previous year and reached 1 billion 736 million dollars. ‘”We are the leader in Europe in the export of sea bass …

Türkiye exported 2,200 types of agricultural products to 212 countries and regions last year, generating 26.5 billion dollars in export revenues, Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı said. İbrahim Yumaklı In his assessment, Yumaklı said that the development of the cereals, pulses and oilseed crops sector, which they see as …

Beekeepers in Mediterranean coastal province of Mersin, where honey production has started, draw attention to the products produced with glucose and aromatic substances, emphasised that the cost of real honey is 200 TL and that no product sold below 300 TL is honey and warned the citizens. Adem Kurt In …

Describing Turkish salmon correctly… Norway is the world’s largest producer of farmed Atlantic salmon. Norway also carries out significant catches of small pelagic species such as cod and deep-water fish species. Salmon is the product group that Türkiye and Norway are most at odds with each other. Oğulcan Kemal Sagun …