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12 October

“WE AIM TO BOOST OUR DRIED FIG EXPORTS TO 300 MILLION DOLLARS!”

Press release… In dried figs of which Türkiye is the world leader in production and export, the 2021/22 season was left behind with 70 thousand 647 tonnes of exports. The amount of foreign exchange the country obtained from dried fig exports reached to 258 million dollars. Mehmet Ali Işık, Chair …

12 October

BERRAK BİRGİLİ; AGRICULTURAL FORESTRY COMMENTS FROM THE QURAN

By Berrak Birgili, The Qur’an al-Kahf Surah 32-34. The verses describe the agro-forestry system and it is defined as a form of production that brings high income for years. Surah: 32-” Give them the example of these two men, who We granted two vineyards to one of them, surrounded them …

11 October

YAMANYILMAZ: ASHIB AWARDED ADANA’S ANIMAL FOOD EXPORT CHAMPIONS

Press release… Mediterranean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association (ASHIB), which provided 524.8 million dollars of support to Türkiye’s 3.4 billion dollars aquaculture and animal products exports in 2021, awarded the 15 members with the highest exports from Adana province. At the ceremony, the doyen exporter, innovative product and young …

11 October

“OUR COWS SHOULD NOT BE SLAUGHTERED!”

Press release… There is a call from Ödemiş, the centre of milk: “Let our milk, which is valuable while drinking, find its value when selling it. Our cows should not be slaughtered!” Mehmet Eriş, the educator mayor of Ödemiş, the district with the highest milk production in Türkiye's Aegean coast …

10 October

OPEN SESAME!

Open Sesame! This is the magical phrase that seems to work wonders. Is there anyone who does not know this expression from the tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, one of the exciting stories of the Thousand and One Nights? The expression “Open Sesame Open” was first used in the …

10 October

OLIVE OIL’S PRICE INCREASES WHILE OLIVE’S PRICE DECREASES!

While the price of olives decreased in Türkiye’s Mediterranean coast province Mersin, where the harvest has begun, the price of olive oil doubled. One kilogram of olive fell from 6 liras to 4 liras, the weight of large olives decreased from 14 liras to 13 liras and the weight of …

8 October

UN STRIVES TO EXTEND UKRAINE GRAIN DEAL FOR 1 YEAR!

The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and his team are working to extend the Ukraine grain deal, which was mediated by the world body and Türkiye, and could expire next month. Antonio Guterres “We’re trying to remove the uncertainty to ensure that people are publicly saying that ‘yes, this will …

8 October

FAO; GLOBAL FOOD PRICES FALL FOR 6TH MONTH IN SEPTEMBER…

FAO food price index declines 1.1% month-on-month, led by lower vegetable oil prices… Global food prices decreased for a sixth month in a row in September, led by lower vegetable oil prices, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Friday. Averaging 136.3 points last month, the FAO food price …

7 October

TURKIYE’S ONLY CHEESE MUSEUM HOSTS THOUSAND OF VISITORS…

Türkiye’s only cheese museum hosted thousands of visitors! Located in Kars, a northwestern province of Türkiye and registered as the “18th Cheese Route of the World”, the ‘Cheese Museum’ hosted approximately 40 thousand local and foreign tourists in 8 months. Museum Director Yeşim Koç said that 40 thousand people have …

7 October

COFFEE PRICES UP IN EU!

Coffee prices in the EU were up 16.9% year-on-year in August, according to the latest figures from the bloc’s statistical office. The soaring cost has made “this morning staple almost a luxury,” Eurostat said in a report released on Thursday. The price of fresh whole milk was also on average …