Turkey’s fruit producers are entering Thailand’s $210 million (TL 1.4 billion) apple market, widening their new market opportunities in Asia after beginning exporting cherries to China last year. Exporters who have been in search of new markets and recently opened to East Asia have begun to gradually receive positive feedback, …

Turkey on May 12 announced that tea producers will be allowed to travel to the cities their fields are located in with a special permit as partial restrictions continue in the country. In a statement, the Interior Ministry said that tea producers will be allowed as of May 19 midnight following …

The green pepper, which is produced in Mersin’s Tarsus district and known as rich in vitamin C and antioxidant, has become the favourite of exports due to the indispensability of the Russians during the epidemic. Bell pepper exports continue during the epidemic period. Pepper cultivated in the Tarsus district of …

It has been reported that a new format has been added to the agricultural training and extension activities for farmers, producers and forest villagers under the new type of coronavirus (Covid-19) measures. Within the scope of the new type of coronavirus (Covid-19) measures, a new format, named Agriculture Forestry Academy, …

Grain:  World Markets and Trade Approved by the World Agricultural Outlook Board/USDA  May 2020…  Record Corn, Wheat and Rice Crops Build Stocks in 2020/21  Global corn production in 2020/21 is projected up, primarily driven by a recovery in area for the United States. For major exporters, the United States, Brazil …

Turkey exports flour to 164 countries around the globe, meaning that 90 percent of the world’s population consumes Turkish flour, a top flour industry official told Anadolu Agency Tuesday. Turkey earns over $1 billion from flour exports annually, said Eren Günhan Ulusoy, director of the International Association of Operative Millers …

Hen egg output in Turkey decreased 2.8% on a yearly basis to 1.7 billion units in March, the country’s statistical authority (TÜİK) reported on Tuesday. The country’s chicken meat production rose 9.3% to reach 191,629 tons in the month, TurkStat said. Turkey’s meat production also increased 17.2% year-on-year in March, …

Press release… Amid ample food supplies, FAO reveals snarls in distribution during COVID-19 pandemic In Europe and Central Asia, as well as globally, early indications project near-record wheat production and stock levels in 2020. Food supplies for major food commodities are sufficient. Still, logistics disruptions have emerged as a result …

After years of low prices and trade disputes, 2020 was finally supposed to be a better one for U.S. dairy farmers. But now it could be what drives many of them out of business for good. Many hope some government relief will keep them afloat as they dump countless gallons …

Complying with World Health Organization regulation, Turkey is limiting the content of industrially-produced trans fat in food by a new law. According to a statement from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry on Thursday, the new regulation will enter into force as of Dec. 31, three months before the EU …