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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, …

7 February

“EXCHANGE RATE SHOULD ENSURE THE CONTINUITY OF VALUE-ADDED EXPORTS”

Press release… Celep: “We expect the exchange rate to ensure the continuation of value-added exports” Birol Celep, Chairperson of the Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association, said that Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) members exported 5.1 billion dollars of agricultural products in 2020 with an increase of 4 percent. “We …

6 February

VERDE OIL TAKES THE LEAD IN OLIVE OIL EXPORTS…

Press release… Verde, “Turkey’s ambassador olive oil”, once again at the summit of exports. After the acquisition by TRK Group in 2018, Verde has showed a rapid rise and became the champion of olive oil exports in 2020. Verde, which has achieved many successes in its quarter-century business life, is …

5 February

DR. SENİH YAZGAN: MARKETING POWER OF BURSA BLACK FIG WILL BE ENHANCED

Press release… With the support of the Ministry of Trade, the second online training was held within the scope of the Uludağ Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (UYMSİB) Bursa Black Fig Product Development (Ur-Ge) Project. The training provided by Marketing Strategies and Brand Management Consultant and Trainer Dr. Zeynep …

5 February

OSMAN ÖZ: OUR GOAL IS TO EXCEED 300 MILLION DOLLARS IN THE EXPORT OF DRIED APRICOTS

Press release… The target for dried apricot exports is 300 million dollars Half of the 2020-21 season in the export of dried apricots, in which Turkey is the world leader, left behind. Turkey obtained 162 million dollars as foreign exchange earnings from exports of dried apricots in the first half …

5 February

FAO; FOOD PRICES REACH THE HIGHEST MONTHLY AVERAGE SINCE 2014

FAO Food Price Index rises for 8th consecutive month in January, led by cereals, vegetable oils, sugar… Global food prices reached their highest monthly average in January since July 2014 following a steady eight-month rise, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Thursday. The FAO Food Price Index climbed …

4 February

“WE LEFT OUR DIGITAL FOOTPRINT IN 2020”

Press release… The Covid-19 virus has changed many habits, as well as threatening the health of humanity. With the development of technology, digitalization and e-commerce pandemic have jumped. 7 percent of world merchandise trade in 2020 contracted 65 percent of e-commerce in Turkey and throughout the world; It grew by …