Press release… The cereals, pulses, oilseeds and products sector, which holds the export leadership with a share of over 30 percent of total exports in Southeastern Anatolia, exceeded 2 billion dollars in exports in the January-July period with a 6.6 percent increase. During this period, exports soared by 0.3 percent …
Read More »Turkish olive sector boosts its exports to the US by 56 percent in terms of volume…
Press release… The Turkish olive oil sector exported 44,097 tonnes in the nine-month period as it entered the final quarter of the 2024-25 export season. The country to which the most of the golden liquid was exported was the United States, with 19,041 tonnes. Of every 100 tonnes of olive …
Read More »Sunflower cultivation area in Uşak province soared fourfold in five years!
The sunflower cultivation area in Uşak soared approximately fourfold in the last five years to 40,700 decares thanks to seed support. Uşak… According to information compiled by an Anatolian Agency (AA) correspondent from the Uşak Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry, work was initiated in 2020 to expand sunflower cultivation …
Read More »Harvest of fresh Antep pistachios kicks off!
The harvest of fresh Antep pistachios has begun in southeastern Anatolia province of Gaziantep and prices have risen due to last year’s low yield. The first crop to hit the market is being sold for 500 lira. Traders have indicated that prices may fall. As the pistachio harvest began in …
Read More »Van Beekeepers Association: Global warming threatens honey yields!
Halil Tandoğan, Head of the Van Beekeepers’ Association, stated that global warming, which has been occurring for years, has caused a decline in honey yields every year and that beekeepers will face difficult times if measures are not taken. Halil Tandoğan, Head of the Van Beekeepers’ Association, informed that there …
Read More »Concerns raise among producers of chocolate-hazelnut products, as prices soar!
Wholesale hazelnut prices have surged this harvest season due to frost damage in Türkiye, the world’s leading producer, where the crop yields are expected to shrink this year. Hazelnuts The last major frost-related event, before April, affecting crops in Türkiye, occurred in 2014. Following the frost this year, which took …
Read More »Fevzi Çondur: Cotton production is not limited to farmers but also includes industry and exports
Cotton production faces challenges due to cilimate change and water stressing both in Türkiye and across the world… Fevzi Çondur Fevzi Çondur, president of the National Cotton Council, stated that cotton production is not limited to farmers alone but involves a broad process encompassing agriculture, industry and exports. “Climate-induced water …
Read More »Hazelnut prices soar after frost hits major producer Türkiye!
August, 2025… Wholesale hazelnut prices have surged this harvest season due to frost damage in Türkiye, the world’s leading producer, where the crop yields are expected to shrink this year. In April, a cold snap, unseen in years, affected a variety of domestically produced crops, pushing hazelnut prices higher even before the …
Read More »Aegean region citrus harvest 449 thousand tonnes, 34 percent fall!
Press release… The climate crisis has had a clear impact on citrus production in the Aegean Region. With temperatures reaching -17 degrees in April and 45-50 degrees in July, Türkiye is experiencing the climate crisis very harshly in the agricultural sector. In April 2025, which has been described as a …
Read More »‘Brown salt’ of Sivas adds flavour to Japanese cuisine…
Approximately 50 tonnes of the 350 tonnes of ‘brown’ rock salt extracted from the salt marshes at the foot of Mount Beydağı in the Zara district of Sivas province is exported to Japan. Sivas… The harvest of the spring salt, which is produced in clay pools in the village of …
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THE GLOBAL WINDOW OF TURKISH FOOD AND AGRICULTURE The Global Window of Turkish Food and Agriculture Sector
