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4 September

“FAO ATTACHES GREAT IMPORTANCE TO SMALL FAMILY FARMING IN TURKEY”

Press release… September 3, 2020 Ankara – Turkey’s Deputy Representative of FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), Dr. Ayşegül Selışık and FAO Food Safety Expert Keigo Obara were the guests of ‘Gündem Tarım’ programme broadcasted on Channel 5 on August 31st. While evaluating the latest developments in …

4 September

AEGEAN AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS INCREASE BY 19 PERCENT IN AUGUST…

Press release… Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) made an export of 1 billion 12 million dollars in August. As for August 2019, Aegean exporters signed an export of 1 billion 29 million dollars. Thus EİB’s exports decreased by 1.7 percent compared to August 2019. Agricultural exports increased by 19 percent… In …

4 September

TURKISH PASTRAMİ AND SOUDJOUK CHALLENGES THE PANDEMIC!

According to a written statement from the Kayseri Commodity Exchange (KTB), there has been an increase in pastrami (pastırma) and soudjouk (sucuk) sales despite the recently increasing new type of coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic. According to KTB records, 286 tons of pastrami and 2 thousand 260 tons of soudjouk were processed …

4 September

EXPORT TARGET IN DRIED APRICOTS 500 MILLION DOLLARS…

In the export season which ended in July, 252 million 661 thousand dollars of dried apricots were exported to 115 countries from Malatya province. It is aimed to double the currency inflow from now on. In Malatya, where 85 percent of the world’s dried apricot production is made, 500 million …

3 September

“PANDEMIC CAN NOT STOP US!”

Press release… Chairman of Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association Hayrettin Uçak said, “I think the importance of food production has emerged in all its reality during the pandemic process. This reflected positively on the exports of countries that produce agricultural products like ours.” Stating that when they look …

3 September

MANUFACTURERS OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO USE 30 PERCENT LOCAL TOBACCO…

Stating that there is approximately 4 thousand tons of tobacco production in Selendi District of Manisa province, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli said the draft law on tobacco in the Parliament. Pakdemirli said, “We have a law pending in the Parliament on tobacco. There are so many foreign …

3 September

FAO: GLOBAL FOOD PRICES RISE IN AUGUST

Press release… International quotations for sugar, vegetable oils and coarse grains increased from July, while worldwide cereal harvests remain on course to hit annual record… 3 September 2020, Rome – Global food prices rose for the third consecutive month in August, influenced by generally firmer demand and a weaker U.S. dollar, …

3 September

ALL TIME RECORD IN BLACK CUMIN EXPORTS…

Turkey provided 1 million 189 thousand dollars of foreign exchange from black cumin by exporting 50 countries in 2019. With this performance, an all-time record was broken in black cumin exports. Black cumin exports in 7 months of the year increased by 219 percent compared to the same period of …

2 September

TURKISH FRUIT JUICES SHOW THE FLAG ALL OVER THE WORLD…

The interest in Turkish fruit juices continues to increase day by day. Turkish companies’ exports to the world are also increasing. Oğuz Gıda, one of the beverage producers, announced that they export to 103 countries on all continents. Drawing attention to the fact that 15 percent of their total production …

2 September

POLAT MACHINERY CONTINUES TO MAKE DIFFERENCE WITH ITS NEW PRODUCT…

Press release… Polat Makina (Machinery) became one of the top 10 companies supported. Operating under Polat Group Holding, Polat Makina San. ve Tic. AŞ. (Polat Machinery Inc.) took its place among the first 10 projects supported in Turkey with the production with its supercritical fluid extraction and centrifuge system, within …