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Turkey’s cereals and pulses exports reach 9.2 billion dollars… The cereals, pulses, oilseeds and products sector exported 9 billion 205 million 576 thousand dollars in 9 months of the year. According to the information compiled from the data of the Southeastern Anatolia Exporters’ Associations (GAİB), the Turkish cereals, pulses, oilseeds …

Diyarbakır Commodity Exchange President Engin Yeşil said that cotton, known as ‘white gold’, has lost its charm and that cotton producers will not be able to plant cotton next year in the face of prices. Speaking at the Cotton Buying-Selling Session held at Diyarbakır Commodity Exchange (DTB), Engin Yeşil stated …

Press release… Mehmet Ali Işık: We exported 73 thousand 388 tonnes of dried figs The 2022/23 season of dried figs, the fruit of paradise, of which Türkiye is the the world’s leading producer and exporter and also defined as the holy fruit in all heavenly religions, ended with a historic …

Long-awaited EU animal welfare proposals are falling through without an official explanation. Some reports suspect that economic objectives are at play. A raft of highly-anticipated EU animal welfare proposals are overdue, and it seems that the European Commission will fall short on its commitments for the long-promised legislative reforms. Brussels appears to …

Press release… Global recession extends the duration of inward processing authorisations… Due to the global recession, exporters were given the opportunity for additional time due to the global recession in inward processing authorisation documents, which contribute to approximately half of Türkiye’s annual exports of 254 billion dollars, giving exporters the …

Press release… Türkiye’s leading food brand Pınar received full marks from the participants with its award-winning flavours at the Anuga Food and Beverage Fair, where nearly 170 thousand participants from 201 countries took part. İdil Yiğitbaşı İdil Yiğitbaşı, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors Pınar Dairy, said that at Anuga …

The northwestern region of Kırklareli is grappling with distressing consequences of climate change, as several waterfalls, ponds and dams have dried up due to a combination of scanty rainfall in the spring and scorching summer temperatures. The implications of these environmental changes are impacting the local ecosystem and disrupting tourism …

The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has initiated a new program aimed at converting former mining areas into agricultural land and greening them using compost materials to enrich the soil. Within the scope of “Mining Site Rehabilitation Action Plan,” its initial implementation was carried out in the northern province of Trabzon’s Tonya district, …

An enterprise of the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry, which is the breeder of a significant proportion of racehorses, has sold 15 purebred Arabian foals for a total of 22 million Turkish Liras ($798,000) at an auction. The foals, all male and born in 2021, were raised at the Karacabey Agricultural Enterprise under …

 The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 121.5 points in September 2023, almost unchanged from its value in August, as declines in the price indices of vegetable oils, dairy and meat had offset increases in the sugar and cereal price indices. At this level, the index stood 14.6 points (10.7 percent) …