Statistical Facts

Turkey’s total production of oilseeds covered in this report (soybean, sunflowerseed and cottonseed) in MY 2021/22 is projected to increase around 18 percent to 3.1 MMT compared to MY 2020/21. This increase assumes improved yields because of adequate rain and an increase in planted area. Turkey’s sunflowerseed oil imports and …

Huriye Yamanyılmaz, Coordinator Chairman of the Mediterranean Exporters’ Associations (AKIB) reported that their members exported $ 996.9 million in February. Huriye Yamanyılmaz, Coordinator Chairman of the Mediterranean Exporters’ Associations (AKIB), said in a written statement that 5 out of 8 associations within the AKIB have achieved an increase in their …

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli said that sugar beet production reached 23 million tonnes in 2020/2021 marketing year and beet was the most produced vegetable crop. Pakdemirli said, “Approximately 3.1 million tonnes of sugar was produced in the 2020/2021 marketing year, thus breaking an all-time record in beet …

According to the UN Environment Program (UNEP) Food Waste Index Report, 17 percent of the food produced is wasted globally! According to the report, which reveals that food waste is a global problem, not only in developed countries, approximately 931 million tons of food sold to households, retailers, restaurants and …

Turkey has saved around 17 billion Turkish Liras ($2.2 billion) with the Zero Waste Project led by First Lady Emine Erdoğan, Turkish Environment and Urbanization Minister Murat Kurum has said. “We are taking firm steps toward our 2023 goals in line with the Zero Waste Project,” Kurum said on March 5 in a …

Country’s February export reaches $99M, says head of sector board… İstanbul… Turkey posted a 17% year-on-year rise in export of fishery products this February reaching $99 million, said the head of Fisheries and Animal Products Sector Board of Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM). Sinan Kızıltan told Anadolu Agency that exports in …

Agricultural output in Turkey reaches $47.4B in 2020, rising 20% from previous year, says senior official… Agriculture in Turkey registered 4.8% year-on-year growth in 2020 — the highest in the last three years, the country’s agriculture and forestry minister said Thursday. Bekir Pakdemirli The average growth rate of the agricultural …

Press release… Early estimate for 2021 wheat output positive but 45 countries in need of external assistance for food… 4 March 2021, Rome – Global food commodity prices rose for the ninth consecutive month in February, with quotations for sugar and vegetable oils increasing the most, the Food and Agriculture Organization …

The export revenue obtained from dried figs, defined as the fruit of paradise, in the 2020/21 season reached 158 million dollars with an increase of 2 percent. Turkey, as known, is the world leader in the production and exports of dried figs. The country has experienced a pleasing development in …

Press release… The exports of the Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) in February increased by 16 percent compared to the same period of the previous year and were recorded as 1 billion 172 million dollars. As for Turkey’s exports, it amounted to 16 billion 12 million dollars in February. EİB, which …