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In two separate food outlook reports published by the United Nations (UN) in June, Türkiye is ranked among the countries that import the most wheat. Türkiye is also among the countries that produce the most wheat, but according to experts, the conuntry’s wheat imports are used as raw materials in …

Vehbi Canpolat, Chairperson of Türkiye Textile Finishing Industrialists’ Association (TTTSD), said, “Our cotton import has exceeded 2 million tonnes, our production is about 800-900 thousand tonnes. China, India and Uzbekistan do not sell us fibre anymore, we buy it from the USA, Greece, Brazil and Australia.” Vehbi Canpolat “Drought and …

Press release… The brand “Turkish Coffee Lady”, which started the first authentic Turkish coffee chain that supports women’s entrepreneurship in the USA, was selected as the “2022 Success Story” of the state of Virginia in the 5th year of its establishment. Gizem Şalcıgil White, the founder of the brand, which …

Press release… First Harvest of Burley Tobacco in Şebinkarahisar… Ali Çiftçi, a producer from Yedikardeş village, Şebinkarahisar district of Giresun province, harvested Burley Tobacco, which he grew for the first time this year, by making a contract with a company. This variety, which is similar to the tobacco grown in …

In the 2021/22 export season, which started on October 6, 2021, of the dried fig, the fruit of paradise, 62 thousand 116 tonnes were exported until July 30, 2022, bringing 232 million dollars of foreign currency to Türkiye. Dried fig exports were 230 million dollars in the same period of …

Competing with seedless raisins from time to time with its export performance in the 2021/22 season, dried apricots decreased from 87 thousand tonnes to 80 thousand tonnes with a decline of 7 percent on quantity basis compared to the 2020/21 season. However, since Turkish dried apricots were exported with an …

Bertan Balçık, Chairman of the Board of the National Cotton Council (UPK), stated that production in the USA will decrease by 40 percent due to the drought and said that yield losses are also expected in India and China. Bertan Balçık Balçık said, “We imported about 250 thousand tonnes more …

The United Nations food agency’s world price index fell for the fifth month in a row in August, further from all-time highs hit earlier this year, as a resumption of grain exports from Ukrainian ports contributed to improving supply prospects. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Friday that …

Press release… Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association Chairperson Bedri Girit stated that they aim to export 50 million dollars annually from Türkiye, which is the second in world honey production. Bedri Girit also said that they introduced the Turkish beekeeping industry to thousands of industry members from 138 …

Press release… Seedless raisins became the export leader among dried fruits this season. While exporting 203 thousand tonnes of raisins worth of 393 million dollars between September 1, 2020 and July 31, 2021, Türkiye exported 232 thousand tonnes of raisins in the same period in the 2021/22 season and recorded …