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11 August

Davut Er: We aim to surpass 200 million dollars in table olive exports

Press release… Table olive exports from Türkiye soared by 49 percent in dollar terms… In the 10-month period of the 2023-24 season, Türkiye ramped up its table olive exports by 15 percent from 152 million to 175 million dollars. Davut Er In the same period, table olive exports decreased from …

11 August

Alarko to invest 1 billion dollars and become a world giant in agriculture…

In 2019, the pandemic process that affected the whole world changed production habits as well as consumption. While we see that every digital sector from automotive to the service sector has grown, some sectors have been recognised and their importance has been understood. Agriculture and food were at the top …

10 August

“We exported the most pulse, bakery and confectionery products in July”

Press release… Veysel Memiş, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association (AHBİB), said that they exported the most pulses, bakery and confectionery products in July. Pulses “Pulses production in Türkiye remains below the world average in 10-year forecasts” Evaluating the …

9 August

Ali Çandır: Fresh fruit and vegetable exports shrank by 10.4 percent in Antalya region

Antalya Commodity Exchange President (ATB) Ali Çandır announced that in the first 7 months of 2024, 20.6 percent of Türkiye’s fresh fruit and vegetable exports and 45.8 percent of ornamental plants and products exports were made from Antalya. Ali Çandır Türkiye’s Mediterranean province of Antalya remained below the country average …

9 August

Banana harvest continues in Hatay region…

In Hatay, one of Türkiye’s fertile lands, the banana harvest continues in the greenhouse… Hatay, the agricultural region of Türkiye’s fertile lands, stands out in the production of tropical products. Mehmet Alkan, a farmer in Demirköprü neighbourhood of Antakya district of Hatay province, grows bananas in his 10-decare greenhouse he …

9 August

Yumaklı: We aim to boost the number of Fattening Organised Agricultural Zones

“We aim to boost the number of fattening OTBs to 31” Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı stated that they aim to boost the number of Fattening Organised Agricultural Zones (OTB), where animal production enterprises are brought together according to their specialisation, from 9 to 31. İbrahim Yumaklı According …

9 August

Protests from tomato producers in Bursa!

Producers in Karacabey Plain, whose tomatoes for tomato paste remained in their hands, started a protest on Bursa-İzmir Motorway. Gendarmerie and riot police teams tried to prevent the producers who demanded the return of their labour. Tomato producers chanted slogans such as “Let the hands reaching the farmer be broken”, …

8 August

Türkiye’s cherry exports reach 209 million dollars…

Press release… Türkiye as the world leader in cherry production and a strong player in exports, realised 209 million dollars of cherry exports with an increase of 4 percent in the January-July period of 2024. Hayrettin Uçak Hayrettin Uçak, Chair of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, said …

8 August

“Recommendations to Farmers for Sustainable and Transformable Agriculture”

Dear farmers, seed is the building block of life and the foundation of agriculture. You produce and reproduce for the continuity of all life. It will be possible to boost productivity and quality in our country’s agriculture by cooperating with our farmers who breathe life into the soil with ancestral …

8 August

Veysel Memiş: We will introduce Turkish bulgur to the world

Press release… Veysel Memiş, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association (AHBİB), noted that they supported the promotional activities carried out by the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM) Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Sector with the Bulgur Promotion Project as …