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13 March

TURKISH GOVERNMENT INTERVENES TO STABILISE COOKING OIL MARKET…

Fearing rising prices and the perceived threat of sunflower oil shortages, customers have scrambled inrecent days to stock up on cooking oils. The Turkish government has reassured the public that a shortagedoesn’t exist. At the same time, in order to stabilize local market conditions, the government recentlyhalted cooking oil exports …

13 March

“STRATEGIC CROPS WILL BE FOCUSED IN AGRICULTURE FROM NOW ON”

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Professor Dr. Vahit Kirişci emphasized that cereals, oil seeds and sugar beet are indispensable products and said that these products will be focused in agriculture.Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Dr. Vahit Kirişci, made a statement after the Agricultural Coordination Meeting held in Adana Governorate, which …

13 March

THREE SHIPS CARRYING SUNFLOWER OIL TO ARRIVE IN MERSIN ON MARCH 15…

Three ships carrying tons of sunflower seed oil have departed from the Russian ports of Yeisk and Rostov, the Turkish General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has announced, adding that other vessels are also on their way to Turkey. A ship with more than 6,000 tons of sunflower oil on board, which sailed from the …

13 March

UN: THE HEATING OF THE PLANET WILL LEAD EXTREME WILDFIRE CONDITIONS

With climate change, global warming and changing land use patterns, wildfires like those that have scorched Turkiye, Indonesia, California and vast swathes of Argentine wetland are set to occur more frequently in coming decades, causing spikes in unhealthy smoke pollution, death and destruction and other problems that governments are ill-prepared …

11 March

YÜKSEL TAVŞAN: PRICE DECREASES WILL CONTINUE IN FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES DUE TO RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR

Turkiye’s fresh fruit and vegetable prices decreased by 50% in the domestic market as exports to Russia and Ukraine, which are among Turkey’s top export markets, stopped due to war. As of Feb. 24, when Russia launched a military operation against Ukraine, export trucks were waiting on the roads for …

10 March

BRAZIL LEADS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AMONG 187 COUNTRIES!

A recent article published on the website of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply reveals that since the 2000s, Brazil has been leading the world agricultural productivity among 187 countries, obtaining an increase rate of 3.18% per year.The study was released in October by the Economic Research Service, an …

10 March

DR. MUSTAFA TAN: WE HAVE ENOUGH OLIVE OIL FOR DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION

Chairperson of the National Olive and Olive Oil Council (UZZK), Dr. Mustafa Tan, stated that there are enough domestic production olive oil stocks in Turkiye. “This year, we produced approximately 235 thousand tons of olive oil. We have around 270-280 thousand tonnes of olive oil with the stock taken from …

10 March

NİHAT UYSALLI: NO PROBLEM IN PASTA PRODUCTION

Pasta Producers and Industrialists’ Association (MÜSAD) Chairperson Nihat Uysallı made statements about the impact of the war between Russia and Ukraine on the wheat and pasta industry. Uysallı stated that Turkiye’s stock of both durum and bread wheat is sufficient. Nihat Uysallı Nihat Uysallı said that Turkiye’s stocks of both …

10 March

NATIONAL PULSE COUNCIL: WE HAVE SUFFICIENT STOCKS IN PULSES

Stating that there will be no shortage of stocks in the pulses sector thanks to the measures taken by the public institutions related to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Chair of the National Legumes Council Abdullah Özdemir said, “As long as there is no panic, there is nothing to …

10 March

“OUR TARGET IS TO REACH 500 MILLION DOLLARS IN DRIED APRICOT EXPORTS”

Ramazan Özcan, Chairman of Malatya Commodity Exchange, said that despite the recent negative developments in the world, dried apricot exports continue rapidly. Özcan said, “Hopefully, we are making an effort to carry our dried apricot exports to the points we target by completing the months of March and April in …