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Türkiye’s Agricultural Insurance Pool (TARSİM) has paid 27 billion Turkish Liras (643 million dollars) in compensation to insured farmers and producers this year, according to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry and TARSİM Board Chairman Dr. Ahmet Bağcı… Dr. Bağcı announced that more than 500,000 damage notifications were filed across all branches of …

World Pasta Day 2025, themed “From Tradition to the Future,” was held at the Conrad Istanbul Bosphorus from October 24–26, 2025, hosted by the Turkish Pasta Industrialists’ Association (TMSD) and the Pasta Producers and Industrialists’ Association (MÜSAD), in collaboration with the International Pasta Organization (IPO). This major gathering revisited the …

The Antalya Commodity Exchange (ATB) held a Cut Flower Sectoral Analysis Meeting with the participation of industry stakeholders to assess developments in the cut flower sector. The meeting, chaired by ATB President Ali Çandır and moderated by ATB 6th Professional Committee President Ertan Altundağ, was attended by İsmail Yılmaz, President …

Disruptions Are Call to “Reimagine Trade”, WTO DG Says… New WTO figures show that trade in both food and agricultural goods grew 7 percent in the first six months of this year, compared to the same period last year – although prospects for 2026 now appear gloomier than previously. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala …

Press release… Türkiye exports pasta to 168 countries… Türkiye ranks second in the world in pasta exports… Türkiye targets 1 billion dollars in pasta exports… Muhammet Öztürk, Chair of the Aegean Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters’ Association, announced that Türkiye’s pasta exports have soared by 125 percent in the …

Press release… Norway: New Target for Fresh Fruits, Vegetables and Vegetable Products The fresh fruit and vegetable and vegetable products sector, which generated 6.1 billion dollars in foreign currency for Türkiye in 2024, has placed Norway, a Northern European country, on its radar. Hayrettin Uçak The Aegean Fresh Fruit and …

Türkiye is expected to produce 2.45 million tonnes of olives in the 2025-2026 season, according to Dr. Mustafa Tan, the chairman of the National Olive and Olive Oil Council (UZZK)… Despite being classified as a “low-yield year” in the cyclical nature of olive cultivation, the figure represents a relatively strong outcome compared …

Türkiye anticipates a substantial decline in crop production for 2025, as projected in the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK)’s second estimate released on Oct. 24… The report, prepared using the data from the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry, points to steep declines across cereals, fruits and several key commodities. Overall production of cereals and …

Global scientists, experts and industry representatives discuss innovativeness, cooperation and sustainability in forestry on 3rd day of conference… ISTANBUL…  Istanbul Forest Innovation Week (IFIW), which brings together scientists, experts and industry representatives from around the world, held panels and discussions Wednesday on the importance of international partnership programmes in forestry. …

Press release… Platform uniting Simbiose, Bioma, Biagro, Biograss and Biojet combines industrial capacity, R&D expertise, and application technology targeting the global market Brazil has created the world’s largest integrated biological inputs ecosystem, bringing together five commercial brands, four industrial units, exclusive technologies and a dedicated research center under a single …