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Sebahattin Arslantürk: Decline in hazelnut productivity raises alarm!

Sebahattin Arslantürk, Deputy Chairman of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB) Hazelnut and Hazelnut Products Sector Committee, announced that decline in hazelnut productivity raises alarm! Pointing out that productivity, which was above 100 kg per decare in Türkiye and worldwide between 2012 and 2021, has declined to 100 kg …

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Early harvest of certified Zara honey due to hot weather pleases producers with its yield…

In Central Anatolian province of Sivas, the early start to the honey harvest due to excessive heat in the geographically certified ‘Zara honey’ pleased producers with its yield and quality. In the district preferred by honey producers due to the abundance of oregano and sage plants, 400 producers are engaged …

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Türkiye experiences the hottest July in 55 years!

The Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change announced that July 2025 was the hottest July in Türkiye in the last 55 years. The average temperature reached 26.9 degrees, with a record high of 49.4 degrees recorded in Cizre district of Şırnak province. The Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate …

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“Hazelnut production areas surge in Türkiye”

Türkiye Maintains Its Leadership in Global Hazelnut Production… Sebahattin Arslantürk, Deputy Chairman of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB) Hazelnut and Hazelnut Products Sector Committee, stated that FAO data is very clear; between 2012 and 2021, global hazelnut production areas surged by 437,000 hectares, with 72.3 percent of this …

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Sinan Kızıltan: Our aim is to export Turkish salmon worth 600 million dollars by the end of the year

Press release… Sinan Kızıltan, Chairman of the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TIM) Fisheries and Animal Products Sector Board, announced that Turkish salmon exports, which amounted to 29 million dollars in 2019, surged approximately 17-fold to 498 million dollars last year. The target for 2025 is 600 million dollars… Kızıltan stated that …

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FAO Food Price Index edges up in July…

Press release… Gains in meat and vegetable oil price indices outweigh declines in cereals, dairy and sugar… 08/08/2025 Rome – The FAO Food Price Index, a benchmark for world food commodity prices, averaged 130.1 points in July 2025, up 1.6 percent from June, driven primarily by rising international prices of meat and vegetable …

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Climate change driving up global food prices!

European researchers find extreme climate events, such as droughts, floods, heavy rainfall and more, result in both domestic and international price hikes for agricultural products such as coffee, cocoa, rice, among others… August, 2025… Global food prices are on the rise with extreme weather conditions caused by climate change, as …

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“Ten dollars for hazelnuts would not be a surprise!”

Press release… Sebahattin Arslantürk, Deputy Chairman of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB) Hazelnut and Hazelnut Products Sector Committee, announced that 300 TL and 10 dollars for hazelnuts would not be surprise! A Record Season is Coming: 300 TL and 10 Dollars for Hazelnuts Would Not Be a Surprise …

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Mehmet Ali Işık: Climate crisis hits apricots, production may fall below 5 thousand tonnes!

Press release… Türkiye’s eastern Anatolia’s province of Malatya, which meets a large portion of the world’s dried apricot demand, is facing its most challenging production season in history. The agricultural frost and cold spell in April 2025 caused significant damage by catching apricot trees in bloom. It is estimated that …

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