Press release… Funds, quotas and bans led to a 28 percent decline in olive oil exports! Türkiye has endured a challenging season for exports in the olive oil sector. The country exported 70,626 tonnes of golden liquid in the 2023/24 season, but only 50,713 tonnes in the 2024/25 season. Olive …
Read More »Sebahattin Arslantürk: Alarm bells continue to ring for hazelnut!
Press release… In the January-October period of 2025, 206,000 tonnes of hazelnuts were exported from Türkiye, generating a foreign exchange inflow of 1.813 billion dollars. Compared to the same period of the previous year, these exports decreased by 19 percent in quantity and 12 percent in value. Sebahattin Arslantürk, Deputy …
Read More »Kazakhstan’s grain harvest sets a record; 27.1 million tonnes
Kazakhstan achieved a historic success by harvesting 27.1 million tonnes of grain in 2023. Agriculture Minister Aidarbek Saparov announced that the new harvest met domestic demand and increased export potential. The country is taking steps to expand into new markets in addition to its traditional ones.This year, farmers in Kazakhstan …
Read More »How Brazil and Colombia are fighting for coffee’s future!
Latin America dominates global coffee production, with Brazil and Colombia serving as the region’s leading suppliers. This article examines the critical role these two nations play in the coffee industry, the complex challenges threatening their harvests, and the sustainable strategies being implemented to safeguard the future of this vital crop. …
Read More »“India must double farm GDP to 1 trillion dollars by 2047!”
India’s agriculture sector must double its contribution to the national economy from about 450 billion dollars to nearly 1 trillion dollars for the country to achieve a 10-trillion dollar economy by 2047, according to the leadership of India’s agri-input sector. They noted that while agriculture employs about 46 per cent …
Read More »Emre Uygun: We have broken a record in table olive exports
Press release… Emre Uygun, Chair of the Aegean Olive and Olive Oil Exporters’ Association, stated that Türkiye is among the world’s leading countries in olive and olive oil production, also emphasizing that it holds a strong position in the sector thanks to its diverse climate, rich soil and millennia-old production …
Read More »Ali Kındap: Geothermal industry uneasy about being seen as a ‘Stepchild’
Press release… Türkiye, the world’s fourth-largest and Europe’s leading country in geothermal energy, has the potential to become a clear global leader if it utilizes its discovered geothermal resources. Türkiye, which can create economic value in a wide range of areas, including energy production, greenhouse farming, residential heating, thermal tourism, …
Read More »Dr. İsa Coşkun: The future of livestock requires sustainable, efficient and smart transformation
The livestock sector is a cornerstone of economic growth, rural development and national food supply security. Red meat, milk and other animal products are not just a matter of food; they are also a strategic area at the heart of production, employment, and environmental sustainability. Conditions have been changing rapidly …
Read More »The cereals, pulses and oilseeds sector achieves a record-breaking export growth in the Aegean region!
Press release… The Aegean Region’s record-breaking export growth was achieved by the cereals, pulses and oilseeds sector. Semolina The cereals, pulses and oilseeds sector in the Aegean Region is steadily progressing toward its 1.1 billion dollars export target. The Aegean Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters’ Association has set an …
Read More »Alper Alhat: Break olives, not the hearts!
Press release… Akhisar, a district of Manisa province, Türkiye’s leader in table olive production, opened this year’s harvest season with the slogan “If You’re Going to Break, Don’t Break Hearts, But the olives!” Alper Alhat, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Akhisar Commodity Exchange, emphasized that labour, love …
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THE GLOBAL WINDOW OF TURKISH FOOD AND AGRICULTURE The Global Window of Turkish Food and Agriculture Sector
