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Interest in plant-based foods on the rise!

Consumer perception research on plant-based foods conducted in 7 countries, including Türkiye, revealed that 58% of consumers consume plant-based foods at least twice a week. The plant-based food market in Europe increased its total sales value to 5.7 billion Euros in 2022. Plant-based milk alternatives, which account for 38 per …

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Turkish durum wheat comes to the fore for pasta producers…

“Pasta producers bought durum from Türkiye because it was offered to us at competitive prices,” said Vincenzo Divella, co-CEO of the eponymous Italian pasta company. Vincenzo Divella “We had a big problem in Canada … In our country, the season was disastrous because of the weather and rains.” “The Turkish …

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Celal Kadooğlu: Hikes in cocoa prices are challenging exporters

Press release… Turkish Food Exporters made evaluations on cocoa prices, which reached a historical peak by exceeding 10 thousand dollars per tonne due to factors such as climate change and drought. Celal Kadooğlu USA is in the top 3 in Southeastern Anatolia’s chocolate exports… Pointing out that Türkiye’s exports of …

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Food waste is not just a ‘rich country’ problem!

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Food Waste Index 2024 report revealed that while 783 million people grappled with hunger in 2022, more than 1 billion meals a day were wasted worldwide. According to the Food Waste Index 2024 report published by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on the occasion of …

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Nurettin Tarakçıoğlu: Turkish Herbal Tea Turquality Project takes place in ‘2028 Export Vision’

Press release… Nurettin Tarakçıoğlu, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Aegean Furniture, Paper and Forestry Products Exporters’ Association, said that they carry out various studies in coordination with Provincial Directorates of Agriculture and universities in order to produce our products such as sage, laurel, oregano and rosemary …

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Food waste in climate plans…

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Food Waste Index 2024 report revealed that while 783 million people grappled with hunger in 2022, more than 1 billion meals a day were wasted worldwide. According to the Food Waste Index 2024 report published by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on the occasion of …

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Global food prices up after 7-month downward trend!

Vegetable oils, dairy products, meat prices drive higher food prices… The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) food price index rose 1.3 points, or 1.1%, to 118.3 points in March compared to February, soaring for the first time after a seven-month of downward trend. According to the FAO’s press release …

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“Türkiye’s exports in this field will be doubled by fulfilling the necessary conditions in milk”

National Milk Council (USK) Research and Advisory Board Member Professor Dr. Nevzat Artık stated that the Raw Milk Action Plan carried out by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry will boost the share of dairy exports. “Contribution to the export target of 500 billion dollars” Pointing out that the quality …

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Erdem Çelik: We have a very efficient production due to low heat cost

In geothermal greenhouses where clean energy is used with soilless agriculture, energy savings of up to 60 per cent are achieved compared to other energy sources. While tomatoes are mainly grown in fully automated technological geothermal greenhouses in Türkiye’s Aegean province of Manisa, bananas can also be grown alongside tomatoes. …

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Arslantürk: Hazelnut exports continue the upward trend in the first quarter of the year

Press release… STARTING THE YEAR 2024 WITH A SPIKE, HAZELNUT EXPORTS CONTINUE THEIR UPWARD TREND IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR… Türkiye’s hazelnut exports in the January-March period of 2024 realised as 605.865.060 dollars for 77.309 tonnes, with a high rate of export increase of 9 percent in quantity …

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