The wheat to be purchased from Russia within the scope of the grain corridor will be processed in Türkiye and sent to underdeveloped countries, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Vahit Kirişci has said. “The president [Recep Tayyip Erdoğan] wishes to give the wheat we bought for free as bulgur and flour for free,” Kirişçi told reporters on …

Senior United Nations officials plan to meet members of a high-level Russian delegation in Geneva on Friday to discuss the Ukraine grain deal, a U.N. spokesperson said. “They will continue ongoing consultations in support of the efforts by the Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the full implementation of the two agreements …

Türkiye’s agrifood exports proved to be buoyant despite growing risks of recession in the global economy and ongoing geopolitical developments, led by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Both countries are known as being important markets for the Turkish agricultural industry. Türkiye has been pursuing efforts to diversify markets in an effort …

Press release… Aegean fresh fruit and vegetable exporters focused on the Asian market! Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association (EYMSİB) participated in the Asia Fruit Logistica Fair held in Bangkok, Thailand on 2-4 November 2022 with an info stand. Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association Chairman Hayrettin Uçak, …

Overcoming the inflationary squeeze on consumers’ pockets, Norway once again achieved its best-ever month for seafood export earnings in October. In total, the Scandinavian country sold NOK 15.4 billion (USD 1.5 billion, EUR 1.5 billion) worth of fisheries and aquaculture products to overseas markets last month, a new record total …

Press release… In the last two months of the 2022/2023 hazelnut export season, which started on September 1, 2022, 56,763 tonnes of hazelnuts were exported from Türkiye corresponding to 314 million 953 thousand 824 dollars. In annual exports, 239,934 tonnes of hazelnuts were exported in the 10-month period covering January-October, …

Press release… The export of our Fisheries and Animal Products Industry, which meets the protein needs of the world, exceeded 4 billion dollars for the first time in the last 1 year period. The Fisheries sector has become the locomotive with 1.6 billion dollars of exports. Sinan Kızıltan Turkish Fisheries …

Press release… Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) realized an export of 1 billion 431 million dollars in October. EİB’s exports were 1 billion 508 million in October 2021. EİB’s exports in October decreased by 5 percent compared to October 2021. While the Aegean Region exported 2 billion 545 million dollars in …

Türkiye’s anchovy exports declined by 50 percent in September-October 2022 compared with the same period of last year due to warmer weather and more bonito population in the seas. Recep Denizer In two months, revenues from anchovy sales to 14 countries, including France, Belgium, the U.S. the U.K, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Canada …

Sixty-five percent of Türkiye’s land is at risk of desertification, according to the “Solution Report for the Desertification Problem in Our Country” prepared by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP). The Central Anatolian province of Konya, the eastern province of Iğdır and Southeastern Anatolia region are at risk of desertification, the …