İsmail Uğural
November 14, 2020 Foreign Trade, Poultry
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Turkish poultry and poultry products exports to China which were initiated earlier this month as a result of long-term mutual negotiations are set to provide $20 million in added value annually to the national economy, a sectoral official said Friday. Turkish Poultry Meat Manufacturers and Breeders’ Association (BESD-BIR) Chairperson Naci …
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İsmail Uğural
November 13, 2020 Agribusiness, Poultry
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Egg prices, which bottomed due to Iraq’s halt to egg imports, peak during the pandemic process. In the last month, while the price of the egg has soared by 30 percent, egg producers noted that the rise was due to the cost increase. Stating that there is not an extreme …
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İsmail Uğural
November 13, 2020 Agricultural Economy, Extension - Information, Organic Agriculture
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200 million dollars export with 200 products in organic agriculture… Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Deputy General Director of Plant Production Dr. Mehmet Hasdemir said that Turkey ranks 6th in terms of the number of organic farmers across the world. Dr. Hasdemir noted that with 75 thousand farmers, 200 million …
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İsmail Uğural
November 12, 2020 Climate Change and Environment, Extension - Information, Food Waste and Losses
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“The agriculture and food industry has an important role to play” Lise Walbom, CEO of Food Nation Denmark, stated that the agriculture and food industry has an important role in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Walbom emphasized that one of the biggest challenges of the humanity in 21st century …
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İsmail Uğural
November 12, 2020 Agribusiness, Finance, Food Production and Technology
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Industrial Development Bank of Turkey (TSKB) on Wednesday jointly extended a loan of 11 million euros (nearly $13 million) to Turkish chocolate maker Altınmarka to finance growing demand for its products. The loan will finance the company’s increased working capital …
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İsmail Uğural
November 12, 2020 Agricultural Economy, Dairy Business, Statistical Facts
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Turkey collects over 7.5M tons of cow milk in 9 months… In January-September, cow milk production rises 4%, dairy products exports up… Turkey collected over 7.5 million tons of cow milk in the first nine months of 2020, the country’s statistical authority (TURKSTAT) announced on Wednesday. Cow milk production increased …
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İsmail Uğural
November 12, 2020 Agrimachinery, Farming
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Press release… NORTHERN Ireland machinery manufacturer SlurryKat has designed a special combination trailer that can be used as both a dump trailer and a silage trailer. Strong customer demand for a trailer that could be multi-purpose led to the team at SlurryKat being tasked to design and manufacture the machine …
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İsmail Uğural
November 12, 2020 Agricultural Economy, Poultry, Statistical Facts
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Poultry exports total over $550M in January-September… Chicken meat production in Turkey rose by 0.9% in the first nine months of 2020 on an annual basis, the country’s statistical authority (TURKSTAT) announced Wednesday. Chicken meat production amounted to 1.61 million tons in the nine-month period, while turkey meat production rose …
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İsmail Uğural
November 11, 2020 Global News, Livestock
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Required competencies of Veterinary Services in the context of international trade: opportunities and challenges… Veterinary Services are essential to safeguard animal health and welfare and veterinary public health at national level. They are the basis for sanitary certification of animals and animal products intended for trade. The private sector, including …
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İsmail Uğural
November 11, 2020 Extension - Information, Farming
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Bekir Pakdemirli, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, announced that they will make support payments of 23 billion liras to farmers in 2021. Minister Pakdemirli, who made a presentation on the budget of his ministry at the Parliament’s Plan and Budget Committee, said, “We did not experience any problems with food …
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