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9 March

Global food prices decrease for 7th month in row!

Cereal, dairy, vegetable, meat prices down in February, but sugar up year-on-year… The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Friday its food price index decreased for seventh straight month in February. The index averaged 117.3 points, down 0.9 points from 118.2 the previous month. The reading was the …

9 March

“Pasta sector in the world and Türkiye”

Aykut Göymen, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Turkish Pasta Industrialists’ Association (TMSD) said that pasta is a semi-prepared foodstuff obtained by mixing semolina obtained from durum wheat in Türkiye with water and giving desired shapes and drying; one of the factors affecting the quality of pasta is the …

9 March

Ferhat Gürüz: We made a move to export fresh fruit and vegetables to China

Press release… Ferhat Gürüz, Head of the Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, said that they aim to penetrate into Chinese market… Ferhat Gürüz Noting that they travelled to China in the last week of January with a delegation of 25 people headed by Tayfun Kılıç, Deputy General Director …

9 March

World giant Develey starts production with Fersan quality in Izmir…

Press release… Fersan, located in Kemalpaşa district of Izmir province, a Develey group company, is now offering the world’s leading brand Develey products to the Turkish market. Michael Durach, CEO of Develey Group, came to Fersan to evaluate this operation undertaken by Fersan, as well as the APMEA (countries) and …

9 March

Cereal exports reach 2.1 billion dollars in the first 2 months…

Press release… The total exports of the cereals, pulses, oil seeds and products sector, which covers basic food products such as biscuits and cakes, wheat flour, vegetable oils, sugary and cocoa products and pasta, totalled 2.1 billion dollars at the end of the first two months of the year. The …

9 March

Warning from Minister of Agriculture on red meat prices!

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı pointed to opportunists in the increase in meat prices in Central Anatolian province of Kırşehir’s TİGEM (General Directorate of Agricultural Enterprises) Malya Enterprise. Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı made statements regarding the hike in meat prices. İbrahim Yumaklı “The Competition Authority …

8 March

Antalya celebrates its oranges with 101 traditional dishes…

In a flavourful celebration of Antalya‘s renowned citrus produce, chefs showcased the versatility of the Finike district’s oranges in 101 traditional dishes, with the surprising yet delectable combination of oranges with Adana kebab and pide stealing the show. The southern province has showcased its prowess in culinary innovation. In a bid to bolster the …

8 March

Mehmet Ali Işık: We ramped up our production 3 times in the last 30 years

Press release… Stating that dried fruit production in the Aegean Region has shown a great increase in the last 30 years, Mehmet Ali Işık, Chair of the Aegean Dried Fruit and Products Exporters’ Association, said, “Our production of 100 thousand tonnes of seedless raisins has reached 300 thousand tonnes today. …

8 March

Five-year livestock roadmap targets self-sufficiency!

Agriculture and Forestry Minister Yumaklı has announced Türkiye’s five-year livestock roadmap which plans to end livestock imports in three years by providing additional support to producers. The ministry has initiated a program for breeders and milk producing enterprises to have superior breeds in milk and meat productivity which expects to yield results within two …

8 March

Number of female farmers rises to 300,000 in Türkiye!

Just in time for International Women’s Day, Türkiye‘s agricultural scene blossoms with the empowerment of over 300,000 women farmers registered in the Farmer Registration System (ÇKS). Amidst this growth, women entrepreneurs take the lead in cultivating plant production, cultivating not just crops, but a future of equality in agriculture. The increase in productivity …