Turkey’s tomato exports increased by 7.5% in the first 11 months of 2020 compared with the same period last year to reach 280 million dollars (nearly TL 2.2 billion). Tomatoes produced in the country have been exported to 60 countries worldwide, an Anadolu Agency (AA) report said Thursday, citing data …

Press release… 3 December 2020, Rome –  Global food commodity prices rose to a nearly six-year high in November. FAO also trims its cereal crop forecasts and notes 45 countries need external assistance for food. Global food commodity prices rose sharply in November to their highest level in nearly six …

Antalya Commodity Exchange Chairman Ali Çandır said that Antalya province has a performance above Turkey’s average in terms of foreign trade. Çandır said, “According to the data of Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT) Antalya’s exports has surpassed its imports by 166 percent in the first nine months of this year, while …

Yemeksepeti, an online food delivery app in Turkey, has announced a TL 20 million ($2.55 million) support package for restaurants feeling the pinch of the coronavirus pandemic. Turkey on Monday announced it will impose a weekday curfew and a full lockdown on weekends to combat the spread of the outbreak. …

EU continues to be top market for Turkey’s hazelnuts, receiving 74% of total exports… Turkey’s hazelnut exports were 81,421 tons in the first three months of the export season, down from 139,814 tons in the same period last year, a regional trade union announced Wednesday. The Black Sea Hazelnut and …

Press release… An intergovernmental panel could help reset how food systems function in the same way the IPCC has shaped climate action, says the Barilla Foundation Advisory Board. Wednesday, December 2, 2020, PARMA – A leading think tank has proposed an intergovernmental panel for food systems to help achieve the …

Press release… E-commerce market will reach 6.5 trillion dollars in 2022… Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) Koordinator Jak Eskinazi said the e-commerce sector can grow rapidly with SMEs (Small and medium enterprises), which are the backbone of the economy and that e-export will develop with the transition of SMEs to e-commerce. …

Yalova Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry Suat Parıldar said that they are trying to make Yalova an aronia (chokeberry) garden basin. “At the same time, we have a geographical indication application as Yalova aronia,” Parıldar said. Aronia production, known as the healing store in Yalova, is gradually increasing with …

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Agricultural Research and Policies (TAGEM) General Director Dr. Nevzat Birişik said that the seed sector has grown by 8 to 9 times in the last 15-20 years. Dr. Birişik said, “Turkey is not obliged to seed imports, if we close off all our borders, we …

Within the scope of the National Biological Diversity Inventory and Monitoring Project initiated by the General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks (DKMP) Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in 2013, 13,409 plant and animal species have been identified at approximately 852,644 coordinated points. According to the information compiled from …