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11 February

“IMPORTANCE OF CEREALS AND LEGUMES HAS EMERGED WITH THE PANDEMIC”

Mahsum Altunkaya, Chairman of Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TIM) Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Sector Board, stated that 2020 was a difficult year for all exporters and they wished that everything would return to normal in 2021. Altunkaya said, “We achieved the highest monthly sector exports of all time in …

11 February

ÖZER MATLI: WE HAVE A REPORT ON WAYS TO CURB RISING FOOD PRICES

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) is set to present a report on ways to curb rising food prices to the authorities, an executive of the union has said. “We will convey our proposals including an array of measures to the Central Bank and the relevant ministries and we will …

10 February

TURKISH CB TO FORM A DIVISION ANALYZING FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT MARKETS…

The Turkish Central Bank on Feb. 4 announced its decision to form a division in charge of analyzing developments in the food and agricultural product markets. This division will “perform an early warning function by carrying out a detailed and timely analysis of data regarding the prices of food and …

10 February

İSMAİL KEMALOĞLU: CULTIVATION AREAS NARROW DRAMATICALLY!

Cultivation areas across Turkey have narrowed dramatically over the recent years, while hikes in food prices on a global scale are making it harder to import agricultural products, a former official has warned. “We have 15.3 million hectares [153,000 square kilometers] of lands under cultivation and 2 million hectares of non-cultivated lands. Thus, …

9 February

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE TO PAY 24 B LIRAS FOR AGRICULTURAL SUPPORTS IN 2021…

“We will pay a total of 24 billion liras for agricultural support in 2021” Underlining that they will pay 24 billion TL in agricultural support this year, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli said, “Agricultural support has increased by 65 percent in the last 3 years. We will pay …

9 February

“WE AIM TO EXCEED 5 B DOLLARS IN FRESH FRUIT AND VEG EXPORTS IN 2021”

Press release… Despite the pandemic, the foreign currency we brought to our country was 4.5 billion dollars During the pandemic period, our fresh fruit and vegetable exports increased by 21% to 2 billion 731 million dollars, while the exports of fruit and vegetable products reached 1 billion 683 million dollars …

9 February

İSMAİL YILMAZ: TURKISH PRODUCERS EXPORT FLOWERS TO 22 COUNTRIES

Turkish producers export flowers worth around $7M to 22 countries… Turkish producers have exported 70 million flowers to 22 countries — including the Netherlands, the UK, Germany, and Romania — ahead of Valentine’s Day on Feb. 14. Ismail Yılmaz, the head of the Ornamental Plants and Products Exporters’ Association, told …

8 February

‘DIGITAL’ IRRIGATION TO AGRICULTURE…

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is implementing new projects for the effective and efficient use of water in agricultural production. One of these, the Digital Irrigation Management System Development Project has been on the agenda as of this year. A digital irrigation system will be set up to evaluate …

8 February

EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION TO DECREASE BY 56 M TONNES BY 2030…

European agricultural production will decrease by 56.13 million tonnes by 2030… The EU-27 has 156.7 million hectares devoted to agriculture. In 2019, nearly 12.5 million hectares, i.e. about 8% of the total area, were devoted to organic farming. However, the goal of the “From Farm to Table” European strategy is …

7 February

“DECREASE IN EXCHANGE RATES TO PAVE WAY CHEAPER EXPORTS”

Press release… Yağcı: “The decrease in exchange rates causes our products to be exported cheaply” Cahit Doğan Yağcı, Chairman of the Aegean Furniture Paper and Forestry Products Exporters’ Association, said that the dollar exchange rate, which entered 2021 at the level of 7.43 TL, declined to 7.05 on February 5, …