Türkiye’s chicken meat production was down 3.9 percent to 2.13 million tonnes in January-November 2023 from a year ago, while milk output soared 4.3 percent in the same period, the data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) have shown. The number of chickens slaughtered declined by 6.2 percent to 1.16 billion in the first 11 months …

Press release… Davut Er, Chairperson of Aegean Olive and Oil Exporters’ Association (EZZİB) said that four export restrictions have been imposed on olive oil in the last three years and these restrictions had absolutely no positive effect on the market as intended. Pointing out that they were not effective enough …

Press release… Ferhat Gürüz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association, stated that Türkiye’s fresh fruit and vegetable exports in 2023 reached 3 billion 491 million dollars with a spike of 18 percent compared to the previous year. Ferhat Gürüz “Despite the …

Press release… Girit: We started exporting eggs to Russia for the first time, we opened fresh chicken exports to Iran Bedri Girit Bedri Girit, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Aegean Aquaculture and Animal Products Exporters’ Association, said: “We are in the top 10 in the world in …

Climate change and invasive species are threatening production in Türkiye’s agriculture sector, posing risks especially to cash crops, such as olive, hazelnut and pistachio. Atakan Akça The latest numbers from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) showed that the country’s citrus production increased, while there was a steep decline in olive, hazelnut, pistachio and cotton …

Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı has denied allegations that the ministry has authorized artificial meat. İbrahim Yumaklı “Artificial meat has never been on the agenda of our ministry and never will be. There is no talk of allowing the production of artificial meat. There will not be any legislative work on this issue,” …

Press release… What happened in agriculture in 2023, what does the sector expect from 2024? In the evaluation of 2023 in the agricultural sector, it was underlined that there was a spike in crop production last year due to good weather conditions and that farmers who continued their production despite …

Cultural landscape is a complex term, defining the joint creation of nature and human intervention. It is defined by UNESCO as: “Combined works of nature and humankind, they express a long and intimate relationship between peoples and their natural environment.” This definition perfectly fits to the olive groves of Türkiye, not only …

Press release… Celep: We earned 1.6 billion dollars in export revenues for our country Birol Celep, Member of the Board of Directors of Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TIM) and Member of the Board of Directors of the Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association, said that as the dried fruit sector, …

Press release… Izmir Provincial Directorate of Agriculture delivered production materials and equipment to the “Orange Hands Agricultural Cooperative”, which operates in Menderes – Gümüldür region and consists entirely of women producers, at a ceremony organised. Speaking at the ceremony, Izmir Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry Mustafa Şahin emphasised that …