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12 August

HALUK OKUTUR: CEREAL EXPORTS SURGED BY 17 PERCENT IN 7 MONTHS

Cereal exports surged by 17 percent in 7 months… Haluk Okutur, Chairperson of the Board of İHBİR, said that İHBİR’s exports in the first 7 months of 2021, covering the January-July period, amounted to 1 billion 289 million dollars with an increase of 16.97 percent. In the statement made by …

12 August

AEGEAN EXPORTERS EXCEED 15 BILLION DOLLARS!

Press release… EİB exceeded 15 billion dollars in exports… Exports of Aegean Exporters’ Association (EİB), the umbrella organization of exporters in the Aegean Region, where exports had begun in Turkey, soared by 21 percent in the last 1-year period, from 12 billion 460 million dollars to 15 billion 30 million …

11 August

NESTLE’S FIRST NET ZERO CARBON EMISSIONS DAIRY FARM ON TRACK TO REACH TARGETS…

Nestlé’s first dairy farm that is earmarked to reach net-zero carbon emissions in 2023, is on track to achieving its targets. The Skimmelkrans farm, located in George in the Western Cape, produces some of the company’s nutritious products such as Nestlé MILO and Nestlé Nespray. “Producing quality milk is crucial …

11 August

NAİM KOCA: COFFEE CONSUMPTION HAS MORE THAN TRIPLED IN 10 YEARS

Stating that Turkey is not a ‘tea country’ as it is considered, barista trainer Naim Koca said that since 2011, coffee consumption per capita in Turkey has increased more than 3 times. Naim Koca “Although the factors are various, coffee consumption per capita in Turkey has increased from 350 grams …

11 August

TURKISH FOOD INDUSTRY CONSISTS OF 15 PERCENT OF INDUSTRIAL SALES…

15 percent of the sales of industrial products in Turkey is from the food industry! Food industry products accounted for 14.2% of the sales made from the goods produced by enterprises in 2020. According to the assessments of TÜİK, 14.2% of the sales made from the goods produced by the …

11 August

JAK ESKİNAZİ: YOUNG EXPORTERS TAKE STRONGER STEPS INTO THE FUTURE

Press release… Thoughts sprouting in the Aegean spread all over Turkey… Jak Eskinazi EİB – GİK vision set an example for Young TİM… For the first time in Turkey, within the Aegean Exporters’ Association (EİB); The Young Exporters Council (GİK), which started its activities for young people to become entrepreneurs …

11 August

TURKEY’S CHICKEN MEAT AND EGG EXPORTS SURPASS 500 MILLION DOLLARS IN FIRST HALF…

Poultry exports total over $500M in January-June period… Chicken meat production in Turkey is down by 1.4% in the first half of this year on an annual basis, the country’s statistical authority announced Wednesday. Chicken meat production amounted to 1.09 million tons in the first half, while turkey meat production …

10 August

BİROL CELEP: DRIED FIG EXPORTS RUN TOWARDS 250 MILLION DOLLARS

Press release… Dried fig exports run to 250 million dollars… Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association mobilized to improve the quality of dried figs as known the fruit of paradise, which earns Turkey 250 million dollars annually and to prevent the formation of aflatoxin and ochratoxin. Aegean exporters distributed …

10 August

NATIONAL PARKS TO BE OPENED TO BEEKEEPERS FOR PINE HONEY!

Good news from Minister Pakdemirli: National Parks will be opened to beekeepers for Pine Honey Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli, who stated that the damage assessments of 7 thousand 735 farmers in 9 provinces, 26 districts and 180 villages have been completed, said, “53 thousand 735 decares of …

10 August

DEADLY WILDFIRES DEAL A MAJOR BLOW TO TURKEY’S BEEKEEPERS!

Turkey’s wildfires have left little behind, turning green forests into ashen, barren hills. The destruction is being intensely felt by Turkey’s beekeepers, who have lost thousands of hives as well as the pine trees and the insects their bees depend on. Twelve days of deadly wildfires have dealt a major blow to …