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6 July

Erhan Özmen: Competition in the milling industry will be shaped by technology and personalised quality

1 July, 2026… Erhan Özmen, Chairman of the Board at Özmen Flour (Özmen Un) and a leading figure in the flour industry, outlined the new framework for competition in the milling sector during his speech at the IDMA Global Grain & Milling Forum. Özmen stated that, under intense competition and …

5 July

Turkish delicacies set for the Far East!

Press release… July 2026… Exporters of fresh fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetable products are set to forge new trade links in Japan and South Korea. As part of Türkiye’s strategy to target high-value-added markets for the export of fresh fruit, vegetables and fruit and vegetable products, the …

4 July

Six month revenue from hazelnut exports surpasses 1.4 billion dollars, Trabzon maintains its lead…

Press release… July 2026… During the January–June period of 2025, foreign exchange earnings totalling 1,170,266,000 dollars were generated from the export of 141,000 tonnes of hazelnuts; during the January–June period of 2026, 106,000 tonnes of hazelnuts were exported from Türkiye, generating foreign exchange earnings of 1 billion 435 million 204 …

4 July

Türkiye’s regional grain hub potential comes into focus at IDMA Forum…

30 June, 2026… Türkiye’s potential to become a regional grain storage and trading hub came into focus at the IDMA Global Grain & Milling Forum. Speakers pointed to the country’s expanding licensed warehousing capacity, the development of the Turkish Mercantile Exchange, plans to trade bonded warehouse products in foreign currencies, …

3 July

FAO Food Price Index edges down amid diverging commodity price movements…

Press release… New early-season forecasts point to another strong global cereal harvest amid growing El Niño risks… 03/07/2026 Rome – FAO’s benchmark measure of world food commodity prices edged down in June, as lower quotations for cereals, sugar and dairy products outweighed higher quotations for vegetable oils and meat, according to new …

3 July

Ufuk Atakan Demir: We aim to reach 4.5 billion dollars in fisheries and animal products exports this year!

Press release… The Turkish fisheries and animal products sector, which meets the world’s protein needs through three meals a day and reached an export volume of 4 billion 46 million dollars in 2025, was represented by 23 firms on the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TİM) Top 1,000 Exporters List. Ufuk Atakan …

3 July

Namık Kemal Parlak writes; “Insights from IDMA Global Grain & Milling Forum”

June 2026… The biggest lesson from recent food security shocks may not be fragility. It may be resilience.During the “Food Security in the Age of Crisis” session, I had the privilege of asking Dr. Joe Glauber, Emeritus Research Fellow at International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and former Chief Economist …

3 July

Dr. Mustafa Bayram: In the milling industry, the greatest strength is no longer capacity, but data!

June, 2026… Professor Dr Mustafa Bayram, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Gaziantep University and Chair of the Association for Grain and Pulses Processing Technologies, Storage and Analysis Systems (TABADER) Board of Directors, stated in his address at the IDMA Global Grain & Milling Forum that the new competitive …

2 July

Işınsu Kestelli: Due to increased production this year, agricultural exports have become more critical than ever!

Işınsu Kestelli, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the Izmir Commodity Exchange, said that high yields are expected for many agricultural products this year, but that production must be converted into economic value and supported by exports. Speaking at the Exchange’s June council meeting, Kestelli said that this year …

1 July

Capturing fog to make water!

In Chile, a community transforms fog into a source of water to cope with water scarcity and drought… Press release… June 2026… There are days when the sky does not bring rain. Instead, a thick fog, called camanchaca, advances silently from the ocean and covers hills and ravines. The trees, plants and …