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8 May

Cannabis’ production and cultivation area on rise…

Several projects underway to use cannabis-derived products in textile, automotive, pharmaceutical sectors, as well as creation of new species with high-fiber, low-THC content… ANKARA… The production and cultivation area of cannabis is on the rise… Cannabis production and other processes for its use in pharmaceuticals began under the supervision of …

7 May

Metin Akman: Eggshells are of great industrial importance!

Metin Akman, Chairman of Egg Producers Products Industrialists Association (YÜSAD), unveiled that the pasteurised liquid and powder as well as the shell of the egg are very valuable in terms of industry and said that the egg shell used in the paint industry and construction can also be used as …

7 May

Abdullah Özdemir: Mersin will be a ‘Strategic Stock Centre’ with ‘Food Corridor’

Mersin Commodity Exchange (MTB) Chairman Abdullah Özdemir stated that the United Nations World Food Programme’s (WFP) request to position Türkiye as a “strategic stock centre” is very important and that the Food Corridor should be established through eastern Mediterranean province of Mersin. Türkiye has been actively involved in the WFP …

7 May

Ali Çandır: Our pursuit of new markets in the export of cut flowers continues

Antalya Commodity Exchange (ATB) made contacts for the cut flower sector in Japan and South Korea within the scope of the URGE project carried out to support its members to open up to international markets. Within the scope of the overseas marketing activities organised by Antalya Commodity Exchange within the …

7 May

Ümit Mirza Çavuşoğlu: Western Mediterranean exporters will reach 2 billion dollars at the end of August

Member companies of the Western Mediterranean Exporters’ Association (BAİB), which covers Antalya, Isparta and Burdur provinces, exported 945 million 662 thousand 661 dollars with an increase of 8.3 percent in the 4-month period. BAİB Chairman of the Board of Directors Ümit Mirza Çavuşoğlu announced in a written statement that they …

6 May

Mehmet Cirav: We had a successful export season in hazelnut

Press release… In the January-April period of 2025, 104 thousand 213 tonnes of hazelnuts were exported from Türkiye and foreign currency inflow amounting to 853 million 91 thousand dollars was obtained. When these export realisations were compared with the same period of the previous year, there was an increase of …

6 May

Aydın Acun: We have a net foreign trade surplus in spices and aromatic plants

Stating that Türkiye exported 31 million dollars to the USA last year, Aydın Acun announced that 22 million dollars of exports in spices and aromatic plants were made to Germany. “Last year, we surpassed the 250 million dollar band in exports. After the good year we had in 2021, 2022 …

5 May

Ahmet Göksan: Global dried fruit sector comes together in Spain

Press release… Aegean Dried Fruit and Dried Fruit Exporters’ Association to Represent Turkish Dried Fruit Sector at 2025 INC Congress… EKMMİB Leads the Sustainable Future on Global Platforms… Aegean Dried Fruit and Dried Fruit Exporters’ Association (EKMMİB) continues to make global contributions in the fields of sustainability, scientific cooperation and …

5 May

FAO Food Price Index increases in April…

Press release… World cereal, meat and dairy prices up, while sugar quotations down… The benchmark measure of world food commodity prices increased in April, driven by higher quotations for major cereals, meat and dairy products, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported on Friday. The FAO Food …

5 May

Veysel Memiş: Mediterranean exporters geared up in the EU market, achieved momentum in Bulgaria, France and Italy

Press release… Mediterranean Exporters’ Associations (AKIB) Coordinator Chair Veysel Memiş announced that they realized 1.31 billion dollars of exports in April. Stating that they achieved a 1 percent increase in export performance in the fourth month of the year compared to the same period of the previous year, Veysel Memiş …