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“Silage maize is a strategic food source for animal husbandry”

Erzincan… Thanks to the support and incentives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the area under silage maize production throughout the province soared by 4,000 decares compared to last year. This year, silage maize was produced on 30,000 decares in the region and forage production reduces livestock costs. With …

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Tariş Fig Union announces 2025-2026 dried fig purchase prices…

Tariş Fig Union Chairman Ersin Kacar announced the purchasing prices for the 2025-2026 dried fig season. Board members met at the Tariş Fig Agricultural Sales Cooperatives Union facilities to determine dried fig purchasing prices for the harvest season. Following the meeting, Kacar made a statement wishing producers a prosperous season, …

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Turkish exporters return from Syria with new export connections!

Press release… Following the end of the civil war in Syria, Türkiye’s exports to Syria surged significantly. Between January and June 2025, the country’s exports to Syria surged by 51 percent, from 999 million dollars to 1.5 billion dollars. Hayrettin Uçak Exports from the Aegean Exporters’ Association (EIB) to Syria …

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Minister Yumaklı announces the “Strong Livestock, Strong Production Project”

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı announced the launch of the “Strong Livestock (Fattening), Strong Production Project,” saying, “With this project, we will ensure that an average of 8 billion lira remains in our country every year, thus providing profits for our producers.” Yumaklı emphasized that the 5-year Livestock …

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Türkiye’s dried fig exports reach 348 million dollars!

Press release… Türkiye exported 57,944 tonnes of dried figs during the 2024/25 dried fig export season, which began on September 25, 2024 and ended August 16, 2025, generating 347,840,000 dollars in foreign currency revenue. While dried fig exports decreased by 5 percent compared to the 2023/24 season, foreign currency revenue …

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Record forest fires!

It’s not just your perception that forest fires are getting worse. Recent blazes in Spain and Canada that forced thousands to evacuate are only the latest examples. 2024 was the worst year for forest fires on record. 2023 set the bar before that. But even these extreme years are part …

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EU’s vegetable harvest up 6 percent year-on-year in 2024…

Spain, Italy and France top vegetable producers in EU last year… The EU harvested 62.2 million tonnes of fresh vegetables, up 6 percent year-on-year in 2024, Eurostat data showed on Monday. Spain was the top producer country with 14.8 million tonnes, followed by Italy with 13.9 million tonnes and France …

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Muharrem Doğan: Türkiye exported over 1 billion euros worth of organic products last year

Muharrem Doğan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Organic Product Producers and Industrialists Association (ORGÜDER), stated that Türkiye’s organic product exports exceeded 1 billion euros last year, saying, “Approximately 500 million euros of this is organic food products and 500 million euros is organic textile products. We are …

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Mutlu Doğru: If the bioethanol ratio drops, domestic crops will lose!

Mutlu Doğru, President of the Adana Farmers’ Association, stated that bioethanol, produced from sugar beets, maize and agricultural waste, is a strategic product that reduces energy dependence. “Bioethanol contributes to the economy and plays a significant role in combating climate change with its significantly lower carbon emissions compared to fossil …

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“Demand for healthy foods increases in Japan”

Press release… Işık: “Demand for healthy foods is increasing.” Mehmet Ali Işık, Chair of the Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association, stated that the shift towards healthy foods in Japan significantly increases, mostly in plant-based and frozen food consumption. Pointing out that the frozen food market in Japan has …

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