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17 December

RUSSIA PROPOSES TO INCREASE ITS QUOTA FOR TOMATO IMPORTS FROM TURKEY…

Russia’s agriculture ministry has proposed increasing its quota for tomato imports from Turkey by 25%, according to a Russian news agency. The ministry proposed that the quota be raised to 250,000 tons for fresh or chilled tomatoes, Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday. The current upper limit is around 200,000 …

16 December

EİB SHOWS ITS ABILITY TO ADAPT TO THE DIGITAL WORLD WITH THE FOURCE…

Birol Celep, Vice President of Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB), said that as EİB they have shown once again how quickly they adapt to the digital world with The Fource Virtual Exhibition. Birol Celep said, “With our world desk event, our webinars and the photograph exhibition, reflected in the frame of …

15 December

DEMAND FOR FOOD SUPPLEMENTS CONTINUES TO GROW AS THE CONCERN OF COVID-19 RISES…

Consumers’ desire to strengthen their immune systems due to COVID-19 concern has led to a large increase in interest in food supplements. Murat Karakol, one of the founding partners of a company that sells food supplement products through e-commerce sites, said, “There has been at least 500 percent interest in …

15 December

TURKEY TO BUILD 150 UNDERGROUND DAMS TO FIGHT DROUGHT…

Turkey is planning to build up to 150 underground dams as part of the government’s Drought Action Plan, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli has said. The ministry has devised an action plan to overcome the impact of global warming. “Water is like a precious material, and Turkey may risk becoming one of the countries …

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. …

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; …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …