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The beets planted by farmers in Türkiye’s Eastern Anatolia provinces of Muş and Bitlis are transformed into sugar in factories. Sugar beet Turgut Kızılkaya, General Manager of Muş Sugar Production Industry Inc., stated that they aim to contribute 2.5 billion liras to the economy this year. In Bitlis, it was …

Olive oil prices in Greece surge by nearly 70%, pushing past $15 per liter in supermarkets, affecting Mediterranean diets… Olive oil, an essential staple of Greek cuisine and other Mediterranean diets, has become a luxury for many in Greece, due to skyrocketing prices.  A view of olives being washed in …

The region without sea is making money from fishing! Ramazan Çolak 2 million dollars of exports in one year… In Gümüşhane, which has no seaside coast, trout grown in dam lakes are exported to countries such as Russia, China, Chile and Japan. “We exported 2 million dollars in 2023” 15 …

Press release… EIB’s November exports reached 1 billion 549 million dollars… Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB) ramped up its exports by 2 percent to 1 billion 549 million dollars in November. EİB’s exports in November 2022 were 1 billion 522 million dollars. Jak Eskinazi In November, Türkiye’s exports soared by 5.2 …

Over 130 countries agreed on Friday to prioritize food and agriculture in their national climate plans during the U.N. Climate Change Conference – COP28 in Dubai in a move cheered by observers despite concerns over its silence on the role of fossil fuels. Food systems are estimated to be responsible for …

Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumaklı addressed Friday the issue of exorbitant price hikes, noting authorities would undertake the required steps against all the sectors identified doing this practice, highlighting at the same time they would continue to protect producers to ensure sustainable production. Yumaklı, in his speech at the …

Press release… TARİŞ Olive and Olive Oil Association Chairperson Hilmi Sürek stated that the price of 5 acid refining olive oil traded in the market is 165 liras per kilogram and said, “The price of 295 liras per kilogram, which has been highlighted recently, is the gross price valid for …

Press release… Fresh sea bass is most popular with the British… Sinan Kızıltan While the UK ranked first in fresh sea bass exports with an amount of 29 million dollars, the Netherlands was the top country in fresh fillet sea bass with a demand of 34 million dollars. While the …

Seed corn harvest was still ongoing at the end of September. The production year has been behind schedule throughout the world, because of this spring’s planting conditions. The dry-down is fast in the fields and processors need to be quick taking on considerable amounts within a short time span. Production …

Climate change has decreased hydroelectric energy generation in the Upper Euphrates Basin, says the new HPA Report... The report titled “The Impact of Climate Change  in the Upper Tigris and Euphrates Basin,” prepared by the Hydropolitics Association, says that “the electricity generation of Keban, Karakaya, and Atatürk Dams has gradually …