THE GLOBAL WINDOW OF TURKISH FOOD AND AGRICULTURE The Global Window of Turkish Food and Agriculture Sector
In our interconnected, globalized world, trade can provide consumers a wide variety of safe and quality food products while giving farmers and food producers a stable and growing source of income. For this reason, promotion of those food products with competitive advantages is high on government agendas everywhere. To aid …
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August, 2019
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20 August
TURKEY RAISED ITS EXPORT TARGET IN SEAFOODS TO 2 BILLION DOLLARS…
Turkey has been an important player in global seafood industry in the last 10 years… As of the end of 2018, 952 million dollars of exports were realized in the field of aquaculture and 1 billion dollars with 2023 target was already achieved. Minister Pakdemirli raised the level to 2 …
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20 August
TWO MILLION HECTARES OF LAND TO BE OPENED TO IRRIGATION IN FIVE YEARS…
Within the scope of the Eleventh Development Plan, 2 million hectares of land will be opened to irrigation within 5 years… O the other hand ‘Market Information and Monitoring System’ will be established for monitoring agricultural input and product price fluctuations, protecting competition and eliminating market disruptions. The division of …
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20 August
ONE KG OF ANZER HONEY TO BE SOLD AT 1000 LİRAS, DEMAND HIGH…
One kilogram of Anzer honey will be sold at 1000 liras… Renowned Anzer honey, produced between 2300-3000 altitude in İkizdere district of Rize province in Black Sea region, is known to be good for many diseases. In order to produce this unique honey each year in June, one hundred families …
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20 August
TRAKYA BİRLİK HAS 48 COOPS AND 36 000 FARMER PARTNERS…
The impact of Trakya Birlik surpasses Turkey… Founded by the merger of three cooperatives and with a past of half a century, success of Trakya Birlik (Thrace Oil Seeds Agricultural Sales Cooperatives Union) was not just limited to Turkey, also took its place in a global list. Istanbul Chamber of …
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20 August
‘GREEN GOLD’ PISTACHIOS AND BAKLAVA OF GAZİANTEP EVOKE ALL CONSUMERS AND TASTERS…
First of all, hello to everyone… I am a young businessman living in Gaziantep. I also would like to share an important message with you regarding the green gold! Gaziantep pistachios, which we call green gold, really deserve the name today. Even a commodity exchange is formed. We know that …
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20 August
ÖZKAN KAYACAN: TURKEY IS THE WORLD LEADER IN DRIED APRICOTS
Özkan Kayacan: Turkey is the world leader in dried apricots production TAGEM (Agricultural Research and Policies Directorate) Manager Özkan Kayacan said that Turkey’s share in world production of dried apricots is about 63 percent; Turkey, a leader in production and export of dried apricots. TAGEM Manager Özkan Kayacan, in his …
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20 August
AHMET YÜCESAN: WE ARE READY AS RED MEAT PRODUCERS FOR THE FEAST
Association of Red Meat Industrialists and Producers (ETBİR) Chairman Ahmet Yücesan said that they expected 10-15 percent price hikes on the sacrificials according to last year in İstanbul… He also said that they foresee the prices of live animals begin from 26 liras on bovines and 23 liras ovines as …
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20 August
TRADE MINISTER RUHSAR PEKCAN: WE WILL FORCE EVERY DOOR FOR OUR EXPORTERS
Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan said that long term negotiations on trade in agricultural products with China have begun to bear its fruits… “25 tons of cherries for the first time from Turkey to China of which 20 tons to Guangzhou, 5 tons reached Shanghai. Hopefully fruits, vegetables, fish and dairy …
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20 August
PRODUCERS ARE HAPPY SELLING RASPBERRIES AT 10 LIRAS…
Raspberry harvest began in Bursa region… The harvest began in Bursa, where ninety percent of the production of raspberries grown in Turkey. Raspberries, whose price increased by 100 percent compared to last year, satisfied the expectations of producers. Raspberries grown in 24 villages in Bursa, are sold at 10 liras …
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