10/07/2025 Inefficient farm structures, marked by high levels of land fragmentation and small average farm sizes, often result in low productivity and competitiveness and hinder agricultural and rural development. By addressing these inefficient farm structures, land consolidation instruments have great potential to contribute to the necessary transformation towards greener and …
Read More »Sinan Kızıltan: 32 thousand tonnes of Turkish salmon produced in the first half of the year
Sinan Kızıltan, the chairperson of Türkiye’s sector board for Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Associations, announced that exports in the sector are progressing positively. Kızıltan stated that the Black Sea’s contribution to the country’s seafood exports is increasing rapidly and highlighted the significance of salmon export growth. Sinan Kızıltan He …
Read More »Emre Uygun: We aim consumer countries as Turkish olive oil exporters
Press release… Turkish olive oil exporters aim consumer countries… Olive oil exports to consumer countries surged… In the 2024/25 season, Türkiye’s olive oil export performance showed significant differences between producer and consumer countries. While olive oil exports to producer countries declined, olive oil exports to consumer countries surged by 11 …
Read More »Agricultural input prices rose sharply in May!
Türkiye’s Agricultural Input Price Index (Agriculture-GFE) continued its upward trend in May 2025, reflecting mounting cost pressures across the farming sector. According to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK), the index rose by 2.15 percent compared to the previous month and by 31.8 percent year-on-year, accelerating from 30.1 percent in April. Compared to …
Read More »Ministry advises honey producers to engage in ‘beekeeping tourism’
July, 2025, Ankara… According to the information compiled from the Beekeeping Product Report of the General Directorate of Agricultural Reform, Türkiye stands out in global beekeeping thanks to its rich vegetation, climate and favourable geographical location. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has advised the beekeeping sector, which has been …
Read More »Mehmet Akıncı: We are making a strong start to the 2024 season with our Gaziantep Pistachio Licensed Warehouse
Mehmet Akıncı, Chair of the Gaziantep Commodity Exchange (GTB), stated that the licensed warehouse for pistachios in Gaziantep province reached a transaction volume of 2,850 tonnes in 2024. The interest shown by producers in the licensed warehouse system creates a secure trading environment while providing financing facilities to farmers. Announcing …
Read More »Celal Kadooğlu: Southeastern Anatolia’s cereal and pulse exports reached 1.8 billion dollars
Press release… Southeastern Anatolia’s exports of cereals, pulses, oilseeds and their products surged by 8.7 percent to 1.8 billion dollars in the first half of the year. During this period, exports reached nearly 2.2 million tonnes, an increase of 3.9 percent in volume, with 495,900 tonnes of pasta, 467,300 tonnes …
Read More »Abdullah Özdemir: New opportunities are arising for Türkiye in the new era of pulses!
According to the ‘Agricultural Outlook 2025-2034’ report prepared in collaboration with the OECD and FAO, significant growth is expected in the pulse sector on a global scale over the next ten years. Abdullah Özdemir, Chairman of the Mersin Commodity Exchange Board of Directors, said that the increasing demand presents great …
Read More »Sinan Kızıltan: Our goal is to boost Turkish salmon exports to over 1 billion dollars
Press release… The target is to boost Turkish salmon exports to over 1 billion dollars… In the Turkish seafood sector, where production and exports of Turkish salmon have been rapidly increasing in recent years, the target is to boost exports to over 1 billion dollars by 2035. Sinan Kızıltan, Chairman …
Read More »Target for fresh fig exports in 2025, 100 million dollars!
Press release… Fresh fig exports soared by 18 percent in 2024… Hayrettin Uçak, Chair of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, announced that Türkiye earned 68 million 290 thousand dollars in foreign exchange from 19 thousand 217 tonnes of fresh fig exports in 2023. He noted that in …
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THE GLOBAL WINDOW OF TURKISH FOOD AND AGRICULTURE The Global Window of Turkish Food and Agriculture Sector
