October, 2022

• 24 October

  BARLEY PRODUCTION TO BE AROUND 8.1 MILLION TONNES…

  

  Özkan Taşpınar, president of the National Grain Council, told daily Hürriyet that Türkiye’s barley production will be around 8.1 million tonnes this year, while its need is 8.5 million tonnes. “I think the Turkish Grain Board (TMO) decided to import to complete the consumption amount,” he said. “Corn, barley and …

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• 22 October

  SAFFRON HARVEST HELD WITH THE FESTIVAL…

  

  It started with a cortege march in the Safranbolu district of Karabük province on October 21 and various events are being held at the “6th Saffron Festival”. Harvesting of saffron, which is grown in the Safranbolu district of Karabük and called the “miracle plant” because it is used in many …

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• 22 October

  WHY IS FOOD BANKING IMPORTANT?

  

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• 21 October

  “TURKIYE’S FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE EXPORTS APPROACH TO 2 BILLION DOLLARS”

  

  Türkiye’s fresh fruit and vegetable exports amounted to $1.94 billion in the first nine months of this year, with 34 percent of those exports going to Russia. The country delivered 3.35 million tons of fruit and vegetables to foreign markets this year, according to Ferhat Gürüz, the head of the Mediterranean Fresh …

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• 20 October

  FAO TURKIYE 40 YEARS OLD!

  

  Press release… The 40th anniversary of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s Türkiye Office of FAO was celebrated with a well-attended reception held in Ankara. 19 October 2022, Ankara – The 40th anniversary of the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Türkiye Office and the 15th anniversary of …

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• 19 October

  LAND REFORM IN SOUTH AFRICA IS FAILING!

  

  There is widespread agreement that land reform in South Africa has failed to deliver the changes many hoped it would. Racially based dislocation and land dispossession were central features of colonial conquest and apartheid rule. To redress this, in 1994, the newly elected African National Congress (ANC) set a target of …

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• 19 October

  DARDANEL TAKES PART IN SIAL PARIS…

  

  Top Turkish seafood firm Dardanel, fresh off its recent acquisition of Greek seafood brand Kallimanis, took part in this year’s edition of SIAL Paris, the world’s biggest food fair. Niyazi Önen Joining the event with both the Dardanel and Kallimanis brands, which it acquired just last month, the company sought …

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• 19 October

  SELLING PRESSURE CONTINUES IN COMMODITY MARKETS…

  

  High inflation to slow down economic activities and decrease demand, say analysts… Sugar Although the commodity market occasionally saw a positive course on a weekly basis, the long-standing selling pressure continued last week as well. Increasing geopolitical risks, ongoing pandemic measures in China, inflationary concerns related to the energy crisis …

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• 18 October

  MEHMET ALI ISIK: TURKIYE WILL REACH 1 BILLION DOLLARS IN ORGANIC PRODUCT EXPORTS

  

  Press release…. Aegean Exporters’ Association (EIB) Organic Products and Sustainability Coordinator, Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association Chairperson Mehmet Ali Işık said that organic production and export in Türkiye started 32 years ago in Izmir under the leadership of Aegean Exporters’ Associations.” Mehmet Ali Işık “As Aegean exporters, who …

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• 18 October

  MUSTAFA SEZER: SOLAR POWER CAN BE A REMEDY FOR LIVESTOCK ENTERPRISES

  

  Press release… Uşak Commodity Exchange has developed a project that will protect the livestock sector with the “Sun”. With the solar panels to be placed on the roofs of livestock barns (enterprises), both the producer will win and the meat crisis will be a thing of the past. Mustafa Sezer …

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