Statistical Facts

Press release… Significant drops in international quotations for wheat, maize, vegetable oils and cheese, while prices of rice, sugar and meat riseThe benchmark index of international food commodity prices declined in May amid significant drops in quotations for most cereals, vegetable oils and dairy products, the Food and Agriculture Organization …

Press release…. Girit: We cannot protect the producer or the consumer with export bans Bedri Girit, Chair of Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association, said that while Türkiye is Europe’s largest sea bass producer and the world’s second largest sea bass exporter, they are the world’s first in sea …

In Antalya province, which makes a significant contribution to the country’s economy with its agricultural sector, blueberry, whose production area has expanded with the soilless farming method in pots, is also exported to different countries. Blueberry, whose homeland is North America and which can be produced in the Black Sea …

Salmon production in Türkiye exceeded 190,000 tons in 2022, as the country ranked second in the world after Iran, the statistics by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has revealed. While Iran produced nearly 194,000 tons of salmon, over 1 million tons were produced in 77 countries, the FAO’s report stated. The …

A bee on a white flower in the forest, in Uzungöl, Trabzon, Türkiye. (Shutterstock Photo) May 20 is celebrated across the globe as the United Nations World Bee Day to promote and be mindful of how much bees and other pollinators contribute to our very existence… Ever since 2017, May …

The origins of tea stretch back more than 5 000 years, but its contributions to health, culture and socioeconomic development are still as relevant today. Tea is currently grown in very localized areas, and supports over 13 million people, including smallholder farmers and their households, who depend on the tea …

Press release… Wheat Harvest Estimate of UHK 20,75 Million Tonnes… The second estimation of the Turkish wheat yield of the National Grain Council (UHK) has been announced. According to the Wheat Production Yield Forecast and Evaluation Report of the Council of 2022-23 (1 October 2022-30 April 2023) published on 10 …

Press release… The crops produced by millions of farmers in Anatolia, where life and agriculture began in the world, are brought to the world by thousands of exporters. The tables of more than 200 countries around the world are set with Turkish food products for 3 meals a day. Jak …

The amount of cow’s milk collected by dairy companies increased by 6.2 percent in March compared with the same month of last year to 912,000 tons, according to data from the Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜİK). Drinking milk output rose nearly 11 percent year-on-year to 139,000 tons, while yogurt production was up 2.9 percent from March 2022 …

Drought in Spain and elsewhere in the Mediterranean is stressing supply… Heat and drought in the Mediterranean are harming production of olive oil, causing its price to spike. The global price of the oil is now almost $6,000 per metric ton, according to data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). That’s the highest since …