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8 December

FAO FOOD PRICE INDEX HOLDS STEADY IN NOVEMBER…

International cereal quotations dip, vegetable oil prices rise and record grains harvest is expected in the year ahead… The benchmark for world food commodity prices were broadly stable in November, with lower international cereal quotations offset by higher prices of vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United …

8 December

ALI FUAT GURLE: WE AIM TO REACH 150 MILLION DOLLARS IN OREGANO EXPORTS

Türkiye meets 80 percent of the world production of oregano, which is among the most demanded medicinal and aromatic products in the world. Spices and herbs Spice exports are recorded through the Aegean Furniture, Paper and Forestry Products Exporters’ Association along with the Aegean Cereals, Pulses and Oil Seeds Exporters’ …

8 December

MEHMET ALI ISIK: DRIED FIG EXPORTS REACHED 90 MILLION DOLLARS IN 2 MONTHS

Press release… Işık: Problems in dried fig exports will be solved with common sense In the 2023/24 season, exports of dried figs, the fruit of paradise, surged by 6 percent in value from 84.8 million dollars to 89.7 million dollars in the 2-month period. In terms of quantity, dried fig …

7 December

INDIA IS BUILDING THE WORLD’S LARGEST RENEWABLE ENERGY PARK!

India is building the world’s largest renewable energy park. Why are environmentalists concerned? India is building what will likely be the world’s largest renewable energy project. Solar panels are installed at an under-construction site of Adani Green Energy Limited’s Renewable Energy Park near the India-Pakistan border, 21 September 2023.AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool …

7 December

METHANE REDUCTION FOR CLIMATE AND DEVELOPMENT…

Methane reduction in the energy sector is a fast, actionable, and affordable way to combat global warming and help save millions of lives. By incentivizing companies to capture and use currently wasted gas, countries can eliminate a threat to human health and food security, increase energy access and help generate …

7 December

DAVUT ER: EXPORT BANS BOOSTED OLIVE OIL PRICES!

Press release… Export bans in the olive oil sector did not reduce prices in the domestic market, but increased prices by 30 percent! Stating that the restrictions imposed on bulk and barreled olive oil exports did not lead to a decrease in prices in the domestic market and caused a …

7 December

WE DRINK TURKISH COFFEE FOR ‘PLEASURE’!

We drink Turkish Coffee for ‘pleasure’! 55 percent of the participants in a survey conducted on 5 December World Turkish Coffee Day answered the question “What does Turkish coffee mean to you?” with “pleasure”, followed by relaxation with 28 percent and mutual conversation with 17 percent. A famous coffee store …

6 December

ZEYNEP ABALIOGLU: ABALIOGLU OIL ESTABLISHES TWO NEW FACILITIES IN IZMIR

Press release… 2 New Investments from Abalıoğlu Yağ (Oil) in Izmir… Abalıoğlu Yağ (Oil), which established one of the vegetable oil plants with the highest capacity and the most advanced technology in Western province of Izmir’s district Aliağa, is making two new investments in the region. With the additional investment …

6 December

“INFLATION IN AGRICULTURAL INPUT COSTS IS AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 2022”

Antalya Commodity Exchange (ATB) and Antalya Agriculture Council (ATAK) Chairman Ali Çandır evaluated the Agriculture Input Price Index (Agriculture-GPI) for September announced by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT). Stating that the Agriculture-GPI was announced as 2.63 per cent per month, Çandır said, “This figure has been announced as 1.7 times …

6 December

TURGUT KIZILKAYA: THERE IS A HIKE IN SUGAR BEET PRODUCTION IN EASTERN ANATOLIA

The beets planted by farmers in Türkiye’s Eastern Anatolia provinces of Muş and Bitlis are transformed into sugar in factories. Sugar beet Turgut Kızılkaya, General Manager of Muş Sugar Production Industry Inc., stated that they aim to contribute 2.5 billion liras to the economy this year. In Bitlis, it was …