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Despite the expected decline in production, Türkiye’s olive oil producers do not anticipate serious supply problems thanks to olive oil in the stocks. The national production is forecast to drop from 400,000 tonnes last year to around 150,000 tonnes in 2023, according to Fevzi Çondur, the head of the Aydın Commodity Exchange. Fevzi Çondur …

Press release… Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB) brought together Trade Counsellors who served in 9 different target countries with companies on 22 November in order to inform them about the methods of entering target markets and to have a direct idea about the business culture and foreign trade legislation in the …

Citrus farming stuck between unsold produce, rising costs… ADANA…Turkish citrus farmers and consumers find themselves trapped in a dilemma as the prices of fruits skyrocket from the orchard to the counter due to a complex web of factors, including labour costs, transportation and market dynamics. Burak Karabucak Burak Karabucak, the …

The agricultural input price index soared by 2.6 percent monthly in September, slowing from the 6.9 percent rise recorded in August. Consequently, the year-on-year increase in the input prices eased from 41.3 percent to 40.97 percent, according to the data from Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK). The input prices have risen 33 percent since December 2022. …

Olive production areas are increasing rapidly in Manisa’s Alaşehir district… Farmers increased olive production as an alternative to the world-famous Seedless Sultaniye Grape. Olive areas exceeded 40 thousand decares. Farmers in search of alternative products to the world-famous Seedless Sultaniye Grape increased olive production even more this year. While vineyard …

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı stated that they aim to ramp up the export of fishery products to 2 billion dollars by the end of the year and said, “Turkish fishermen catch approximately 1 million tonnes of fish in international waters and oceans, which is at least 3 …

Germany saw an average of 10 farms go out of business every day in the last decade, according to the German government’s agricultural policy report, which has spurred associations and the opposition to call on the agriculture minister to take action. The number of farms that closed between 2010 and …

Press release… Sebahattin Arslantürk, Vice Chairman of Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB) Hazelnut and Hazelnut Products Sector Committee, stated that the continuation of the demand contraction caused by inflationary pressures in export markets and the cautious behaviour of buyers in their orders slowed down the rate of increase in …

The project carried out by Yudum Egemden and the Seed Association in order to bring wild olive trees known as “delice” (Wild – Olea oleaster) into the economy has entered its second year. The trees vaccinated in Kuşadası district of Aydın province were adopted by farmers. The olive tree that …

Africa set to overtake Europe on geothermal capacity, says consultancy… Surging geothermal output has led to a leap in profits for Kenyan utility KenGen, as Rystad Energy predicts Africa’s geothermal industry will be bigger than Europe’s by 2030... Africa’s geothermal capacity is set to more than double in the next …