Statistical Facts

Ancestor Seed Period Begins in Agricultural Credit Cooperatives… 14 January 2025… Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı announced that citizens in Türkiye will be able to access heirloom (ancestral) seeds through Agricultural Credit Cooperatives as of February. Stating that seed exports surged from 17 million dollars to 327 million …

Press release… The fisheries sector, one of the stars of Turkish exports, increased its exports by 20 percent in 2024 from 1 billion 679 million dollars to 2 billion 19 million dollars. Sinan Kızıltan The fisheries sector is proud to surpass 2 billion dollars for the first time. After 2000, …

ANTALYA… Netherlands led imports as Türkiye shipped to 80 countries last year… Türkiye exported 141 million dollars worth of flowers and ornamental plants to 80 countries in 2024, with the Netherlands and the UK being the largest recipients, a sector official said. İsmail Yılmaz The country, home to more than …

Press release… HISTORICAL PEAK IN ANIMAL FOOD EXPORTS; 3.86 BILLION DOLLARS… Türkiye’s animal food exports amounted to 3.86 billion dollars in 2024. The fishery and animal products sector succeeded in increasing its export performance by 10.8 per cent in 2024 compared to the previous year. Ali Can Yamanyılmaz, Member of …

Gaziantep Commodity Exchange Chairman Mehmet Akıncı stated that they will pave the way for digitalisation in the agricultural sector with the Mediterranean Commodity Market Intermediary Institution (ÜPAK – MCMII); the institution, established with the partnership of 17 commodity exchanges, will serve investors and contribute to the national economy. Gaziantep (Türkiye’s …

Vegetable imports up by 9.9% to 1.7M tons last year compared to 2023, while fruit imports rose by 2.4% to 6.1M tonnes… MOSCOW… Russia’s vegetable imports increased by 9.9% and fruit imports by 2.4% year-on-year in 2024, the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision revealed on Friday. More vegetables …

The Agricultural Insurance Pool (TARSİM) issued 3.2 million policies and distributed 22.5 billion liras in state premium support and damage compensation to farmers in 2024, according to Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı. Speaking to state-run Anadolu Agency, Yumaklı highlighted TARSİM’s crucial role in protecting farmers from natural disasters and ensuring …

In the January-December period of 2024, hazelnut exports from Türkiye reached 324 thousand 438 tonnes and 2 billion 638 million 359 thousand dollars of foreign currency inflow was obtained in return. When these export realisations were compared with the same period of the previous year, an increase of 14 percent …

Press release… The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) stood at 127.0 points in December 2024, down 0.6 points (0.5 per cent) from November. This decline was driven by decreases in the price indices for sugar, dairy products, vegetable oils and cereals, offsetting increases in meat prices. The FFPI was 8.0 …

Agricultural Overview and Economic Importance Türkiye ranks as the world’s seventh-largest agricultural producer and the ninth-largest agricultural production area. With a solid agricultural foundation, it achieves self-sufficiency in key crops such as grain, cotton, oil, and sugar. The country has enhanced its agricultural mechanization, leading to a continuously expanding mechanized …