February, 2024

• 18 February

  Osman Öz: We need to limit the number of pesticides in dried fruits

  

  Press release… The Turkish dried fruit sector came together at the “Dried Fruit Workshop” in Izmir with the intensive participation of more than 120 participants from the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Trade, Chambers and Commodity Exchanges, Research Institutes, Provincial Directorates of Agriculture and Forestry in order to sustainably increase …

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• 18 February

  Hayrettin Uçak: We aim to increase our fresh fruit and vegetable exports to over 2 billion dollars in 2028

  

  Press release… The Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (EYMSİB) has implemented the most successful Development of International Competitiveness Project (UR-GE Project) within the framework of UR-GE Projects, where the Ministry of Trade aims to boost the competencies and performances of exporter companies by clustering. “We explained that we …

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• 18 February

  Mehmet Ali Işık: Thirty-seven Turkish companies participated in Biofach Trade Fair for organic food

  

  Turkish companies showcase organic products at German fair; the world’s leading trade fair for organic food – Biofach Trade Fair for organic food… Companies from all around world gather in Nuremberg for organic food… Nuremberg, Germany  Thirty-seven companies from Türkiye showcased their organic food products at the renowned organic food …

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• 18 February

  Türkiye’s egg production up in 2023…

  

  Chicken, turkey meat production down, while egg production up, says Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat)… Chicken meat production in Türkiye fell 3.7% in 2023 on an annual basis, the country’s statistical authority announced Wednesday. Chicken meat production totaled 2.3 million tonnes in 2023, while turkey meat production dropped 11.3% to 47,575 …

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• 15 February

  Target Markets for Fresh Cherry, Grape and Pomegranate Products!

  

  What is the Development of International Competitiveness Project (UR-GE Project) ? The Ministry of Trade implemented the “Communiqué on Supporting the Development of International Competitiveness” on 23 September 2010 in order to boost the competencies and competitiveness of companies by clustering. The Ministry of Trade supports 75 per cent of …

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• 15 February

  Ahmet Tiryakioğlu: Global food industry started 2024 with hope

  

  Emphasising that the global food sector started 2024 hopeful despite various risks brought about by recession expectations, regional wars, climate crisis and cost increases, Ahmet Tiryakioğlu, Chairman of the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TIM) Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Sector Board, evaluated the developments as follows: Ahmet Tiryakioğlu “Although agricultural …

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• 15 February

  Türkiye collected 10.2M tonnes of cow milk in 2023…

  

  Cow milk production up 4.8% in 12-month period, according to Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat)… ISTANBUL… Türkiye collected 10.2 million tonnes of cow milk in 2023, the country’s statistical authority announced on Wednesday.
 Cow milk production rose 4.8% year-on-year last January-December, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat). In the 12-month …

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• 14 February

  Veysel Memiş: It is essential to fallow agricultural lands by cultivating pulses

  

  Press release… Veysel Memiş, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association (AHBİB), stated that in Türkiye, where pulses production is limited to 1.2 million tonnes, exporter companies with a processing capacity of 4 million tonnes are experiencing a shortage of …

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• 14 February

  Cost of sugar rising globally!

  

  The price of sugar, which is widely used in the food industry, is increasing day by day. How will this affect food producers and consumers? Russia’s operation in Ukraine in February 2022 and the subsequent process led to a sharp hike in the cost of ingredients such as wheat, vegetable …

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• 14 February

  Jak Eskinazi: Aegean Region maintains its exporter identity

  

  Press release… Jak Eskinazi, Coordinator President of the Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB), described the exports of 42.6 billion dollars from the Aegean Region as a great success in 2023, when the recession in the world economies and the high inflation and low exchange rate spiral in the Turkish economy. Eskinazi …

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