Statistical Facts

Global food commodity prices declined by 2.1% in 2024 compared to the previous year, the United Nations food agency said on Friday, but they remain considerably higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) overall Food Price Index averaged 122.0 points last year – 2.6 …

Hüseyin Aydın, General Manager of Agricultural Credit Cooperatives of Türkiye (TTKK), announced that they will boost grain seed production by 100 percent in line with their 2025 targets. TTKK realised a record level of input sales this year and provided significant support to farmers in product purchases. Hüseyin Aydın, General …

Press release… Geothermal, which plays an important role in developed countries’ strategies to reduce external dependence on energy, also plays a critical role in decarbonisation and clean energy transition policies. While geothermal is the prominent emphasis in the evaluations of international organisations such as the International Energy Agency (IEA) and …

Explaining that they reached an export figure of 32 million dollars in 2024 as Marmarabirlik (Union of Olive Agricultural Sales Cooperatives) , Marmarabirlik Chairman Hidamet Asa said that they set the export target for 2025 as 37 million dollars. Asa stated that they aim to exceed the threshold of 40 …

The government has unveiled a new Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP) Action Plan covering the period of 2024-2028 to support the region’s economic development through large scale investments. “The new GAP action plan aims to complete irrigation investments, expand productive and smart agricultural practices, achieve tourism-oriented growth and, most importantly, create an attractive investment environment …

November, 2024… Sugar addiction among people is on the rise. Worldwide, sugar consumption has quadrupled in the last 60 years. It now accounts for 8 percent of all calories consumed. One might think of sugar as a food for humans. But added sugars are actually empty calories, lacking nutrients such …

Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumaklı on Friday outlined a plan to eliminate Türkiye’s reliance on meat imports, emphasizing the country’s commitment to ensure self-sufficiency in livestock production. In a briefing with media representatives, Yumaklı expressed confidence that by the end of a three-year planning period, Türkiye would no longer …

During the ongoing calendar year, cotton production in China increased by 9.7 percent year-on-year to 6.164 million tonnes, according to the data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Cotton production particularly increased in Xinjiang, the main cotton growing region in China. Both the area under cotton cultivation and …

Türkiye’s leading agricultural region Antalya has become an important pomegranate production centre, accounting for 21 percent of the country’s total pomegranate production. The province, which produced 135 thousand tonnes of pomegranate last year, expects an increase in yield this year and exports pomegranate to 49 countries. Pomegranate, which is grown …

The turkeys, which are carefully raised in special farms in Türkiye’s Northwestern province of Bolu, are being prepared to be slaughtered in total 150 thousand pieces and delivered to consumers. It is stated that the demand for turkey meat is increasing day by day with its high nutritional value and …