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17 July

‘SUSTAINABILITY MANIFESTO’ FROM AEGEAN EXPORTERS…

Exporters demand government support for sustainability projects… Declaring 2020 as the “Year of Sustainability”, Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB) announced the ‘Sustainability Manifesto’. EIB Coordinator Chairman Jak Eskinazi said that EIB will produce its own electricity and that they have the goal of becoming a green office and demanded 50 percent …

17 July

WIND ENERGY LEADS CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENTS…

Wind has the biggest share in clean energy investments… According to the BNEF study, the share of wind in the $ 137 billion yearly investment was $ 72.5 billion. Despite the negativities brought about by the pandemic process, the amount of renewable energy investments realized in the first half of …

16 July

CHERRY EXPORTS GO TOWARDS 200 MILLION DOLLARS…

Press release… Turkey’s exports are running at record in cherries. So far this year 190 million dollars of foreign currency provided by cherry exporters in Turkey, now it is aimed to exceed 200 million dollars by the end of the season. Turkey’s export figure of 2019 which was 182.6 million …

16 July

EXPORTS OF AGRI-MACHINERY SECTOR DECREASES BY 7.1 PERCENT…

Foreign trade data for the Machinery Sector in June 2020 was announced. Accordingly, exports of 2020 in the agricultural machinery sector decreased by 7.1 percent compared to 2019 and amounted to 479 million dollars. With this data, agri-machinery industry ranked 5th among 22 sub-sectors in general machinery sectoral exports. In …

16 July

FAO-OECD: THE PANDEMIC IS EXPECTED TO DEPRESS DEMAND

According to the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2020-2029, the pandemic is expected to depress demand in the next few years and could further undermine food security. 16 July 2020, Paris/Rome – The fight against the global COVID-19 pandemic is causing unprecedented uncertainties in global food supply chains, with potential bottlenecks in labour …

16 July

“WE NEED A ‘SPECIAL PLAN’ TO DECREASE THE DEPENDENCE ON FEED”

Livestock specialists state that producers and feed manufacturers encounter different cost burdens separately. Experts, who stated that a ‘knot’ has been formed in the feed, point out that a ‘special plan’, which is proposed to be developed with content such as growing alternative products for imported substances and maintenance works …

16 July

“HAZELNUT IS MORE VALUABLE THAN GOLD!”

Stating that it is a cruelty to buy hazelnuts with low prices from the expat producer in September, when the hazelnut lands on the market in October, Haluk Şensoy said that this is done intentionally. Emphasizing that hazelnut is the number one product of the world chocolate industry, which can …

16 July

CHERRIES TO FOLLOW APPLE EXPORTS TO THAILAND…

Turkey’s fruit producers are entering Thailand’s 210 million dollars (TL 1.4 billion) apple market, widening their new market opportunities in Asia after beginning exporting cherries to China last year. Exporters who have been in search of new markets and recently opened to East Asia have begun to gradually receive positive …

15 July

“OUR PROJECT IS READY FOR LOCAL FEED”

Animal feed (fodder) is the major cost in front of animal husbandry in Turkey. It is estimated that between 45 and 60 percent of the costs in all enterprises constitute feed. All these rising costs are also the main determinant in meat prices. On the other hand, over 45-50 percent …

15 July

“ATTENTION TO TURKISH HONEY IS PLEASING”

The Chairman of the Board of DKİB (Eastern Black Sea Exorters’ Association), Saffet Kalyoncu, said that the interest in Turkish honey is pleasing. Stating that Turkey attracts attention especially with its rich flora and endemic plant diversity, Kalyoncu said: “We have an important potential in terms of honey export, but …