THE GLOBAL WINDOW OF TURKISH FOOD AND AGRICULTURE The Global Window of Turkish Food and Agriculture Sector
Press release… The high air temperatures last week in dried onions and potatoes decreased the storage life of the products and increased the waste rates. So our producers have no time or strength to wait. Increasing wastage also comes out of the producer’s pocket. Considering that the harvest dates of …
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February, 2021
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21 February
AGRICULTURAL INPUT PRICE INDEX GOES UP BY 17.52 PERCENT…
The agricultural input price index (Agriculture-GFE) increased by 17.52 percent on an annual basis and 2.72 percent on a monthly basis in December 2020. Turkey Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT), announced that data related to agriculture GFE-December 2020 period. Accordingly, the index increased by 2.72 percent in December 2020 compared to the …
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20 February
EXPORT OF TURKISH OLIVE OIL TO THE USA INCREASES BY 30 PERCENT…
Press release… Olive oil, the elixir of a long and healthy life spreading from the Mediterranean to the world, was introduced to the leading importers in the US food industry and the purchasing directors of hotels and restaurants with the Hybrid Tasting event. US has become the first country that …
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20 February
FIVE THOUSAND TONNES OF DRIED APRICOTS TO BE AIMED TO CHINA…
Malatya Commodity Exchange Chairman Ramazan Özcan said that the Far East is a new market for dried apricot exporters. Özcan said, “In 2018, we exported about 3 thousand 200 tons by leaping to China, where we exported about 500 tons in the previous year. You know, last year, the Covid-19 …
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20 February
TRADITIONAL TURKISH COLOGNE MUCH SOUGHT AFTER!
In 2020 country reaped $28.3M from exports of traditional cologne, its secret weapon to ward off risk of virus… Turkey’s traditional cologne exports tripled in 2020 thanks to its signature hand disinfectant, a powerful tool used by many to ward off the threat of coronavirus. Turkey exported 6.9 million tons …
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19 February
BUILDING AFRICAN ECONOMIES BACK, BETTER AND STRONGER THAN BEFORE…
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the world economic order as we know it and may be the gravest challenge that Africa’s leaders have faced since independence. Africa, like other regions, is reeling from the pandemic’s economic and social consequences. The global economic downturn is undercutting every sector of Africa’s economy. …
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19 February
BAYER LAUNCHES DIGITAL FARMING BUSINESS…
The Crop Science division of Bayer has launched a new digital farming business committed to enabling farmers to work smarter, by combining their expertise and knowledge of the land with modern, digitally-enabled tools. Bayer Managing Director Joerg Ellmanns, said the digital transformation of the sector continues to have a fundamentally …
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19 February
HAKAN KOÇOĞLU: TURKEY’S FOOD EXPORT POTENTIAL RISES IN PANDEMIC
The market share of Turkish products in ketchup, mayonnaise and sauce categories is gradually increasing in Europe and the USA. Turkey made exports about 19.4 million dollars in tomato-based sauce, 157 million dollars in tomato paste and 15 million dollars in mayonnaise last year. Hakan Koçoğlu, General Manager of Assan …
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18 February
THE FUTURE OF INDIAN AGRICULTURE!
Agriculture in India is livelihood for a majority of the population and can never be underestimated. Although its contribution in the gross domestic product (GDP) has reduced to less than 20 per cent and contribution of other sectors increased at a faster rate, agricultural production has grown. This has made …
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18 February
FAO DISCUSSES; AGRICULTURE AND INNOVATION
Press release… In the first of the “FAO Discusses” events, where FAO will discuss the future and problems of the sector with important names from the food and agriculture sector, “innovation” was the agenda. The participants underlined that the future in the agriculture and food industry is in innovation and …
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