Statistical Facts

Press release… “If there are rotten eggs among us, let them be weeded out” Stating that the discovery of an antibiotic called carcinogenic nitrofurans in eggs exported from Türkiye to Taiwan, Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association Chair Bedri Girit said, “Very serious controls are carried out by the …

More than 150 thousand tonnes of watermelon harvest is expected this year in Diyarbakır province…In Diyarbakir, where the watermelon harvest has begun, it is predicted that more than 150 thousand tonnes of yield will be obtained on an area of 30 thousand decares this year. Harvest has started in the …

Press release… “The 20 cent fund in olive oil exports should be removed as soon as possible” While the Turkish olive oil sector focused on exports in order to convert over 500 thousand tonnes of olive oil into added value in the 2022/2023 season, it was faced with a 20 …

Türkiye’s hazelnut production is expected to be around 717,931 tonnes this year, according to the Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB). Türkiye is the world’s largest producer of hazelnut. “The survey conducted in 16 provinces showed that the hazelnut production will be slightly lower in 2023 from last year,” said Arslan Soydan from the TZOB. …

Small-scale farmers in developing countries produce one third of the world’s food. But today they are only one flood, one drought or one failed harvest away from ruin. To stem the impact of climate change on food security and to reduce poverty, IFAD is calling for more investment in rural …

Press release… Ferhat Gürüz, Chairman of the Board of the Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, announced that Türkiye’s fresh fruit and vegetable exports reached the level of 1.69 billion dollars with a hike of 17 percent in the first half of 2023 and this performance was supported with …

Workers in agriculture at higher risks of heat stress and they also suffer from high exposure to pesticides which can also be detrimental to their health, senior ILO official says… London… As global temperatures have been continuously increasing due to climate change with severe impacts on people’s health, and labor …

Press release… Veysel Memiş, Chairman of the Board of the Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters’ Association (AHBİB), announced that they achieved an export of 143.8 million dollars in May, an increase of 8 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. Noting that the harvest period …

Press release… In the 10-month period (1 September 2022-30 June 2023) of the 2022/2023 hazelnut export season, which started on September 1, 2022; hazelnut exports from Türkiye reached 262 thousand 710 tonnes, and a foreign exchange inflow of 1 billion 581 million 247 thousand US dollars was provided in return. …

Press release… International quotations for all major cereals decline, but high domestic food prices threaten vulnerable countries… Rome – The benchmark index of international food commodity prices declined again in June, led by price decreases for all major cereals and most types of vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture Organization of …