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17 April

TOMATO EXPORTERS EXPECT QUOTAS TO BE RAISED FOR RUSSIAN MARKET…

Russia prepares to rise the tomato import quota of 250 thousand tonnes to 300 thousand tonnes, applied to Turkey, which delights producers and exporters who are about to fill the existing quota. According to the reports of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 1.1 billion tonnes of fresh …

17 April

UNDERCOVER BANANA PRODUCTION INCREASED BY 3.5 TIMES IN TURKEY…

It was reported that undercover banana production rose by 3.5 times in the last 5 years in Turkey during the “Banana E-Workshop” held in Antalya province. According to the statement made by the Antalya Commodity Exchange, the “Banana E-Workshop”, which was organized online in cooperation with the Antalya Agriculture and …

16 April

30 MILLION DOLLAR SUGAR EXPORT FROM TÜRKŞEKER…

Türkşeker (Turkish Sugar Factories), authorized to export 60 percent of the “C sugar” produced by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s Sugar Department, has exported 80 thousand tonnes of sugar and earned approximately 30 million dollars. According to the statement made by Türkşeker who applied its “contract farming” experience in …

16 April

İSMET ARAL: WE AIM TO PREVENT 3 BILLION DOLLARS OF FOOD WASTE IN TWO YEARS

Making a statement on food waste, İstanbul Commodity Exchange (İSTİB) Vice Chairman Hakkı İsmet Aral said that they aim to prevent 3 billion dollars of food waste in two years. It began to speed up works against food wastage in Turkey. Stating that Istanbul Commodity Exchange started its studies on …

16 April

TURKEY EXPORTS 36 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF PISTACHIOS FROM ŞANLIURFA PROVINCE…

Turkey exported $36.8 million worth of pistachios produced in its southeastern Şanlıurfa province to 80 countries in the last three months. According to data compiled by Anadolu Agency from the Southeastern Anatolia Exporters’ Association (GAİB), the figure increased 73% compared to the same period last year. In 2020, the value …

15 April

72.3 MILLION HECTARES UNDER ORGANIC FARMING ACROSS THE WORLD!

The amount of organic land and sales of organic produce continue to climb and have hit a new record high, according to the report “The world of organic agriculture. Statistics & emerging trends 2021”, published by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and IFOAM – Organics International. In …

15 April

“WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT GAINS IN THE EXPORT OF CEREALS, PULSES AND OIL SEEDS IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2021”

Press release… Hüseyin Arslan, Chairman of the Board of the Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association (AHBİB), said that they made an export of 353.4 million dollars with an increase of 21 percent in the first quarter of 2021, while they managed to catch significant gains in …

14 April

TURKEY RANKS 4TH IN TOMATO PRODUCTION ACROSS THE WORLD…

According to the reports of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 1.1 billion tonnes of fresh fruit and vegetables were produced worldwide in 2018. The share of tomatoes in this production was recorded as 182 million tonnes. China takes the first place with 61.6 million tonnes in global …

14 April

EXPORTS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES INCREASES BY 22 PERCENT…

Turkey’s exports of fresh fruits and vegetables in the first quarter of the year reached $774.5 million, the head of a sectoral association said on Tuesday. Nejdat Sin, head of the Mediterranean Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Exporters’ Association, said in a statement that exports by the sector had increased by …

13 April

AVOCADO PRODUCTION JUMPED THREEFOLD IN 5 YEARS!

Avocado as one of the tropical fruits, its production has boosted rapidly in Turkey recently and amounted to 18 thousand tonnes by trippling in the last 5 years while its exports rose by 17 times. According to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT) data, avocado production in the country has risen …