December, 2020

• 14 December

  WORLD COFFEE PRODUCTION FORECAST 7.0 MILLION BAGS HIGHER THAN 2019…

  

  2020/21 Forecast Overview World coffee production for 2020/21 is forecast 7.0 million bags (60 kilograms) higher than the previous year to 175.5 million. Brazil is forecast to account for most of the gain as its Arabica crop enters the on‐year of the biennial production cycle and Robusta reaches record output. …

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• 14 December

  BAYRAKTAR: 2021 WILL BE MORE RISKY BECAUSE OF DROUGHT

  

  Press release… Şemsi Bayraktar, Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers President, in his written statement, said that drought is one of the important agenda items in the world. Bayraktar said, “When the pandemic process is taken into consideration, the importance of food increases more. According to the FAO Food Price Index; …

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• 14 December

  DESPITE THE EPIDEMIC TURKISH RAISIN EXPORTS EXCEED 500 MILLION DOLLARS…

  

  Producers of Manisa province who meet 90 percent of Turkey’s exports of raisins, made 245 thousand tonnes of foreign sales to 99 countries and provided 504 million US dollars of foreign exchange in return. Manisa Commodity Exchange Chairman Sadık Özkasap said that the figure reached despite the coronavirus pandemic was …

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• 13 December

  OVER 4000 TONNES OF TURKISH TEA EXPORTED TO 100 COUNTRIES IN 11 MONTH PERIOD…

  

  Over 4,000 tons of tea exported to 100 countries in 11-month period, say data… Turkey earned over $15.4 million when it exported over 4,000 tonnes of tea to 100 countries in the first 11 months of 2020, according to Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB) data. Turkey’s tea export revenue …

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• 12 December

  PINAR TO BECOME ALSO AN EXPERT IN PLANT-BASED PROTEIN PRODUCTS…

  

  Press release… Brand new vegan products from Pınar Meat: Pınar Falafel & Pınar Veggie Bites Pınar aims to become an expert with plant-based protein products after its animal protein products. Extending its market with its tasty products to countries around the world since 1985 in İzmir province of Turkey, Pınar …

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• 12 December

  JAK ESKİNAZİ: THE FOURCE BRINGS A NEW EXPANSION TO OUR FOOD EXPORTS

  

  Press release… The first virtual food exhibition organised by the Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB) with the supports of the Ministry of Commerce and Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TİM) between the dates of November 23 to 27, brought together all stakeholders in the food sector. The Fource virtual food fair, where 53 …

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• 11 December

  TOTAL VALUE OF THE AGTECH MARKET TO REACH 22.5 BILLION DOLLARS BY 2025…

  

  According to Juniper Research the global agtech market will grow 150% over the next five years. The total value of the agtech market will reach $ 22.5 billion by 2025; rising from $ 9 billion in 2020. The study, Agtech: Market Outlook, Emerging Opportunities & Forecasts 2020-2025 Report, identified agricultural sensors and supply …

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• 11 December

  DR. HÜSEYİN TOROS: GLOBAL WARMING AT ‘BOILING POINT’

  

  ‘We must put an end to all kinds of waste,’ says Turkish scientist… Referring to increasing trends of extreme weather events, especially high temperatures, Turkish scientists warned the world may find itself at a point of no return if humanity does not learn necessary lessons. Speaking to Anadolu Agency on …

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• 10 December

  FISHCap PROJECT SIGNED BETWEEN TURKEY AND AZERBAIJAN IN BAKU…

  

  Press release… December 9, 2020; Baku Azerbaijan has taken part officially in the project titled as “Capacity building for Management of Sustainable Fisheries and Seafood Products in Central Asia, Azerbaijan and Turkey (FISHCap), one of the projects implemented within the framework of FAO – Turkey Food and Agriculture Partnership Programme …

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• 10 December

  RUSSIA PUTS A BAN ON IMPORTS OF TOMATOES FROM AZERBAIJAN…

  

  Russia has announced a ban on imports of tomatoes from Azerbaijan beginning Thursday, in a damaging move for a key export that analysts tied to fallout from the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Agriculture watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor on Tuesday announced the embargo beginning Dec. 10 to protect against harmful substances detected in several recent …

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