Co-ops, Unions and Assoc.

Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) achieved an export of 1 billion 442 million dollars in February with an increase of 23 percent. The amount of foreign currency that EİB brought to Turkey in February 2020 was 1 billion 168 million dollars. EİB realised the most successful February performance in its history. …

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 …

Russia’s military occupation in Ukraine also negatively affected the fresh fruit and vegetable sector. Vegetable and fruit exporters’ associations are waiting for help from the authorities so that their lorries, which are on the Ukrainian border, can safely return to the country. Saffet Kalyoncu Saffet Kalyoncu, Chairman of the Board …

Dairy producers want a PPI increase for raw milk support! Deputy Chairman of the Central Union of Turkiye Milk Producers, Ali İhsan Gezgin, said that raw milk support should be at least 1 TL, taking into account the producer price index (PPI), in order to ensure sustainability in production. Ali …

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 …

Niğde Governor Yılmaz Şimşek said that Niğde-Bor Agriculture-Based Livestock Specialization Organized Industrial Zone will contribute 125 million dollars to the economy of Niğde region and the country. Yılmaz Şimşek Emphasizing that they have developed 3 vision projects for Niğde, Governor Şimşek said: “When I started working in Niğde, we first …

Organic farming areas are expanding in the EU… The share of organic farming lands approached 10%… The share of organic farming areas in the total agricultural areas in European Union countries has approached 10%. According to Eurostat data, the European statistical administration, the size of organic farming areas in the …

Press release… Meeting highlights collaboration in the field of cooperatives… Ariel Guarco 23 February 2022, Ankara – A meeting was held yesterday with the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) to enhance collaboration in the field of cooperatives within the scope of a project entitled “Building the Resilience of Syrians under Temporary Protection and …

Derya Yanık, Minister of Family and Social Services, stated that they have been carrying out various activities since 2012 in order to raise awareness within the scope of women’s cooperatives and to encourage cooperatives for women. Derya Yanık Yanık said, “We reached 39 thousand people in total with 810 workshops, …

In the Burhaniye district of Balıkesir province, one of the important olive production centres of Turkiye, olive seeds are used as fuel. Olive seeds, which are in great demand as heating fuel in the domestic market, are also exported to Greece. While the olives brought by the olive producer partners …