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11 January

AGRICULTURAL CREDIT COOPERATIVES OF TURKEY REACHES THE HIGHEST FERTILIZER SALES…

Agricultural Credit Cooperatives of Turkey (TTKK), reached the highest sales level in 2020 with 1 million 458 thousand tonnes of fertilizer sales. According to the statement made by TTKK, proceeds to meet the input needs of farmers in the most appropriate conditions and on time despite all adversities brought by …

11 January

CYBERWORKS ROBOTICS ANNOUNCES THE INITIAL SALE OF SELF-DRIVING TOW-TRACTORS…

Cyberworks Robotics announces the initial sale of 18 autonomous (self-driving) tow-tractors to Fernlea greenhouse. This represents the first deployment of autonomous tractors in an industrial greenhouse anywhere in the world. The order represents the first batch of up to 90 autonomous tractors expected to be delivered to Fernlea which is …

11 January

TURKEY’S CITRUS EXPORTS INCREASES BY 24 PERCENT REACHING 1 BILLION DOLLARS…

Turkey’s citrus exports increased by 24% compared with the previous year in 2020, topping $933 million (TL 6.8 billion) in value, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported on Sunday. According to the information gathered from Mediterranean Exporter Associations (AKIB) data, Turkey exported 1.8 million tons of citrus last year. Turkey’s most exported …

10 January

“20 MILLION DOLLARS OF FISHERY EXPORTS PROVIDED FROM SAMSUN PROVINCE”

From Samsun to the European Union, Japan, South Korea, China and the Middle East countries, 20 million dollars foreign currency inflow is provided from fish exports to the Middle East countries. Samsun Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Sağlam, in his written statement, said that Samsun is one of …

9 January

“GROUNDWATER IS ALARMING IN THRACE REGION!”

Professor Dr. Halim Orta, the Lecturer of Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University Faculty of Agriculture, Biosystem Engineering Department of Land and Water Resources, said that there is a serious problem due to the drought. Professor Dr. Halim Orta Dr. Orta said, “On this occasion, we will use and store water with …

9 January

MELİSA TOKGÖZ MUTLU: WE MANAGED TO TURN THE EPIDEMIC INTO AN OPPORTUNITY

Melisa Tokgöz Mutlu, Chairwoman of the Istanbul Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, said in a statement that they achieved very important successes despite all the troublesome conditions brought by the epidemic last year. Stating that in 2020, fresh fruit and vegetable exports reached 2.7 billion dollars with an increase …

8 January

“WE ROLL UP OUR SLEEVES TO INCREASE THE SUSTAINABILITY COMPETENCE OF OUR EXPORTERS”

Press release… Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) roll up its sleeves to increase the sustainability competence of 8 thousand exporters EIB organizes Sustainability Days… Climate changes in the world in recent years have brought humanity to focus more on sustainable, green production. Leaving a healthy and livable world for future generations …

8 January

TURKEY EXPORTS 107 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF FLOWERS TO 83 COUNTRIES…

Flower producers in Turkey eye $125 million worth of exports this year, says florist association head… ANTALYA, Turkey Turkey exported $107 million worth of flowers to 83 countries in 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Ornamental Plants and Products Exporters Union, which embodies the export of cut flowers, …

7 January

FISHERIES SECTOR EXPORTS OVER 1 BILLION DOLLARS DESPITE THE PANDEMIC…

Press release… Aquaculture industry takes firm steps forward to the 2023 export target of 1.5 billion dollars. While there was a 7 percent contraction in world commodity trade in 2020 due to the pandemic, the Turkish seafood industry increased its exports by 4 percent to 1 billion 53 million dollars. …

7 January

FAO FOOD PRICE INDEX HITS A THREE-YEAR HIGH IN 2020…

Press release… » The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 107.5 points in December 2020, up 2.3 points (2.2 percent) from November, marking the seventh month of consecutive increase. Except for sugar, all sub-indices of the FFPI registered modest gains in December, with the sub-index of vegetable oil again rising the most, …