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13 May

İSA COŞKUN: EXPORT OF TURKIYE’S MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS REACHES 500 MILLION DOLLARS…

Turkiye’s milk and dairy products exports reached 500 million dollars! İsa Coşkun, Chairperson of Turkiye Milk, Meat, Food Industrialists and Producers’ Association (SETBIR), which carries out the EU-supported “Milk is Valuable” project, said that in 2021, 233 thousand tonnes of milk and dairy products were exported for 487 million dollars. …

12 May

İBRAHİM AFYON: EGG PRODUCERS CAN NOT FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL!

Stating that egg producers are going through difficult times due to the increase in input costs, Turkish Egg Producers’ Association (YUM-BIR) Chairperson İbrahim Afyon said, “If this continues, we will face undesirable results such as the closure of businesses and the slaughter of chickens. Feed support or direct support should …

12 May

BUTTER AND YOGHURT PRODUCTION INCREASES; DRINKING MILK PRODUCTION DECREASES IN MARCH…

Butter production in Turkiye increased by 49.6 percent in March and drinks made of yoghurt (ayran) production increased by 18.8 percent, according to official data. The Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) announced yesterday that yoghurt production also increased by 6.6 percent in March compared to the previous month. On the other hand, drinking milk …

11 May

EKREM ORAN: ÇEŞME WILL TAKE ITS PLACE IN THE WORLD’S MASTIC PRODUCTION

The third harvest ceremony was held for gum (mastic) trees as part of the ‘Gum Dripping from Çeşme’ project. Stating that they increased the number of gum trees in the region to 2,000 in a short time, İzmir’s Çeşme District Mayor M. Ekrem Oran said, “We have 10 times the …

11 May

UKRAINE BEGINS TO EXPORT ITS GRAIN VIA ROMANIAN BLACK SEA PORT OF CONSTANTA…

After Russia took control of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports to a large extent, its grain ships were stranded in Kyiv and started to send grain to world markets from the neighboring Romanian Black Sea port of Constanta. Due to the blockade imposed by Russia on Ukrainian ports, Ukrainian manufacturers continue …

10 May

ALİ ÇANDIR: ANTALYA PROVINCE PRODUCES 9 PERCENT OF STRAWBERRY IN THE COUNTRY

Antalya Commodity Exchange Chairman Ali Çandır announced that Antalya province has 7 percent of the strawberry production areas and 9 percent of the production amount in Turkiye.Ali Çandır, Chairman of the Board of Antalya Commodity Exchange (ATB) and Antalya Agriculture Council (ATAK), stated that Antalya has 9 percent of Turkiye’s …

9 May

TURKIYE SURPASSES ALL OF EUROPE IN GEOTHERMAL!

The power in Turkiye is 19 MW higher than all of Europe Turkiye’s installed power in the geothermal field surpassed the total power in all European countries last year. According to the data in the 2022 Renewable Energy Statistics study published by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the geothermal …

8 May

TURKIYE’S BURNT FORESTS BECOME GREEN AGAIN!

Images shared by the General Directorate of Forestry this week show the progress in Turkey’s efforts to replenish areas that fell victim to last year’s forest fires. Barren land has lost its pale hue as saplings planted after the fires rapidly grow. The country was hit by the worst wildfires in …

8 May

EUROPEAN FARMERS TURN ON PRODUCING BIOGAS TO OFFSET RUSSIAN ENERGY…

Farmers in the lush fields southwest of Paris are joining Europe’s fight to wean itself off Russian energy over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. They’ll soon turn on the tap of a new facility where crops and agricultural waste are mashed up and fermented to produce “biogas.” It’s among energy solutions …

8 May

FAO; WORLD FOOD PRICES FALL SLIGHTLY IN APRIL

World food prices fell slightly last month after hitting a record in March but remain high due to the Ukraine war, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization said on May 6. International sanctions against Russia as well as export flow disruptions resulting from the February 24 invasion have sparked fears of a global …