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15 November

HARVESTED OLIVES TURN INTO OIL IN MARDİN PROVINCE…

The harvest of the fully organically grown olives in Mardin’s Derik district has been completed. The producers started the process of converting the olives they collected into olive oil. Erkan Doğan, Chairperson of Mardin Olive Producers’ Union, stated that there is a fertile season in the olive harvest and said, …

15 November

JAK ESKİNAZİ: GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS TO BE RESTRUCTURED

Press release… Supply chains are changing to include a new set of laws on the prevention of child labour, human rights, the environment and protection of nature. According to Jak Eskinazi, Coordinator Chairman of Aegean Exporters’ Associations, fair trade in the global supply chain will be decisive for the welfare …

15 November

TURKEY TO RANK FIFTH IN EUROPE IN RENEWABLE POWER GROWTH…

Turkey will rank fifth in Europe for increasing its renewable power capacity, which is forecast to add 22.2 gigawatts (GW) by 2025 to reach 66.8 GW, according to International Energy Agency (IEA) data compiled by Anadolu Agency. The country’s total installed renewable energy capacity stood at 44.6 GW at the end of 2019. Out of …

14 November

TURKISH DAIRY INDUSTRY AIMS TO EXPORT 100 MILLION DOLLARS TO CHINA…

Milk producers will breathe thanks to China… Press release… China has become the 6th country to which the dairy industry exports the most in 5 months. The Turkish dairy industry has made a fast entry into China, where it received an export visa in May 2020. Turkey has showed a …

14 November

CHINA OPENS DOORS TO TURKISH POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS…

Turkish poultry and poultry products exports to China which were initiated earlier this month as a result of long-term mutual negotiations are set to provide $20 million in added value annually to the national economy, a sectoral official said Friday. Turkish Poultry Meat Manufacturers and Breeders’ Association (BESD-BIR) Chairperson Naci …

13 November

PRICE HIKE IN EGGS AFTER HAVING HIT ROCK BOTTOM OVER IRAQ’S IMPORT BAN…

Egg prices, which bottomed due to Iraq’s halt to egg imports, peak during the pandemic process. In the last month, while the price of the egg has soared by 30 percent, egg producers noted that the rise was due to the cost increase. Stating that there is not an extreme …

13 November

TURKEY EXPORTS OVER 200 ORGANIC AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS…

200 million dollars export with 200 products in organic agriculture… Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Deputy General Director of Plant Production Dr. Mehmet Hasdemir said that Turkey ranks 6th in terms of the number of organic farmers across the world. Dr. Hasdemir noted that with 75 thousand farmers, 200 million …

12 November

“FOOD WASTE PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN COMBATING THE CLIMATE CRISIS”

“The agriculture and food industry has an important role to play” Lise Walbom, CEO of Food Nation Denmark, stated that the agriculture and food industry has an important role in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Walbom emphasized that one of the biggest challenges of the humanity in 21st century …

12 November

TURKISH CHOCOLATE MAKER ALTINMARKA GETS A LOAN OF 11 MILLION EUROS FROM EBRD AND TSKB…

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Industrial Development Bank of Turkey (TSKB) on Wednesday jointly extended a loan of 11 million euros (nearly $13 million) to Turkish chocolate maker Altınmarka to finance growing demand for its products. The loan will finance the company’s increased working capital …

12 November

MILK PRODUCTION CONTINUES TO INCREASE ACROSS TURKEY…

Turkey collects over 7.5M tons of cow milk in 9 months… In January-September, cow milk production rises 4%, dairy products exports up… Turkey collected over 7.5 million tons of cow milk in the first nine months of 2020, the country’s statistical authority (TURKSTAT) announced on Wednesday. Cow milk production increased …