April, 2026

• 29 April

  Mixed outlook for Turkish farmers following last year’s frost!

  

  The agricultural sector in Türkiye has entered the new season cautiously after last year’s frost disaster, which affected 16 products across 65 of the country’s 81 provinces. Yunus Kılınç Producers are still working to repair the damage while also grappling with changing climate conditions. Early data from the field indicate …

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• 29 April

  Egg producers make a move onto the international stage!

  

  YUM-BİR Chair İbrahim Afyon, who attended the Business Conference organised by the World Egg Organisation (WEO) in Warsaw with a large delegation, shared Türkiye’s production capacity and sectoral priorities with global industry representatives. Highlighting global production and trade balances, Afyon emphasised Türkiye’s aim to play a more active role on …

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• 29 April

  Türkiye’s KGF and EFSE ink protocol on sustainable agriculture finance…

  

  Türkiye’s credit guarantee fund has inked a cooperation protocol with a major fund for Southeast Europe to develop a new programme supporting sustainable agriculture, according to a report on Tuesday… The Credit Guarantee Fund (KGF) has signed a cooperation protocol with the European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE) to develop …

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• 28 April

  The 8th National Cotton Summit held in Izmir…

  

  Press release… Organised under the theme “A Critical Turning Point for Turkish Cotton”, the 8th National Cotton Summit brought together all stakeholders in the sector. The summit began with an opening address by Fevzi Çondur, Chairman of the Board of the National Cotton Council and continued with speeches by İhsan …

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• 28 April

  Strait of Hormuz crisis: FAO Director-General outlines risks, actions and policy responses

  

  Press release… QU Dongyu addresses FAO Council on implications for world food security and agriculture due to supply chain disruptions in the Gulf region… 28/04/2026 Rome – The Director-General of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, emphasized the profound impact of the ongoing crisis in the Gulf …

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• 28 April

  Ufuk Atakan Demir: Fishery sector ramped up its exports by 24 percent in the first quarter!

  

  Press release… The fishery sector ramped up its exports by 24 percent in the first quarter… The seafood sector, one of the star sectors of exports, continued to write a success story in exports in the first quarter of 2026. Having recorded exports of 445 million dollars in the January–March …

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• 26 April

  Oğulcan Kemal Sagun: We target 2.5 billion dollars in seafood exports for 2026

  

  Türkiye aims to reach 2.5 billion dollars in seafood exports in 2026, said Oğulcan Kemal Sagun, Vice Chairman of the Istanbul Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association (İSHİB)… Sagun said first-quarter growth and the opening of the Chinese market indicate that this target is achievable, noting that the industry currently exports to 110 countries. …

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• 25 April

  Emre Uygun: Inward Processing Regime should always be available for use in exports!

  

  Press release… Emre Uygun, Chair of the Aegean Olive and Olive Oil Exporters’ Association (EZZİB), stated that the sector has weathered both global and national challenges. Uygun, who noted that the Turkish olive sector achieved exports of 763 million dollars in the 2023/24 season, said, “Our exports fell by 27 …

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• 25 April

  FAO expands free public access to agrifood knowledge through collaboration on Wikipedia…

  

  Press release… New agreement with Wikimedia partners will support the integration of FAO knowledge into Wikipedia and other widely used platforms… April 2026… Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Wikimedia Sverige and Wikimedia UK to expand public access …

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• 24 April

  “Red lentils remain a key driver in our pulse exports”

  

  Press release… Veysel Memiş, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters’ Association (AHBİB), announced that they had achieved exports worth 409.2 million dollars in the first quarter of the year. Red lentil Red lentils remain a key driver… Chairman Veysel Memiş, stated …

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