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11 May

WHY AMERICAN FARMERS DUMPING MILK?

After years of low prices and trade disputes, 2020 was finally supposed to be a better one for U.S. dairy farmers. But now it could be what drives many of them out of business for good. Many hope some government relief will keep them afloat as they dump countless gallons …

11 May

TURKEY IS LIMITING THE CONTENT OF INDUSTRIALLY-PRODUCED TRANS FAT IN FOOD…

Complying with World Health Organization regulation, Turkey is limiting the content of industrially-produced trans fat in food by a new law. According to a statement from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry on Thursday, the new regulation will enter into force as of Dec. 31, three months before the EU …

9 May

ASLI ELİF TANUĞUR SAMANCI: NEARLY 90 PERCENT OF PROPOLIS SOLD ON THE MARKET IS FAKE

There’s a message to consumers from Turkey’s largest manufacturer of propolis! 90 percent of propolis sold on the market is fake… Fake honey is hard to find out, now they add maltose… Turkey’s largest propolis and bee products brand BEE’O has started a war to correct misconceptions within the scope …

9 May

FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE EXPORTS CONTINUE WITHOUT DISRUPTION…

Hayrettin Uçak, Chairman of Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, said that necessary measures were taken for seasonal agricultural workers and that there was no problem. Uçak said, “Prices of newly released products are high. With the costs, packaging, workmanship and commission fee, prices are rising necessarily. In the …

8 May

HEIRLOOM SEEDS COLLECTED BY THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY AS THE NUMBER REACHES TO 1131…

With the “Local Seed Meetings” project, heirloom local seed varieties, which are in the hands of farmers, have been taken under protection in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Thanks to this project launched under the auspices of Emine Erdoğan, the wife of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, 1131 heirloom local …

8 May

BARTER OPERATIONS CAN HELP BRAZILIAN FARMERS PLAN NEXT HARVEST…

May 7, 2020 Variations in the prices of commodities and the dollar, economic instability, the credit crunch of financial institutions and the lack of predictability of what may happen in the next harvest can generate insecurity in rural producers when planning and prospecting production costs. To circumvent the uncertainties generated …

8 May

ÖZKAN TAŞPINAR: WE CONSIDER THE CEREAL INTERVENTION PRICES AS POSITIVE

Press release… President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced the wheat purchase price of 2020 products. Grain intervention purchase price was announced before harvest just like last year. Accordingly, the Turkish Grain Board (TMO) will take from the producer red and white hard bread wheat from 1,650 lira per ton, barley from …

7 May

HAYRETTİN UÇAK: EVERYONE WILL FOCUS ON AGRICULTURE THANKS TO DİTAP

Press release… Digital Agriculture Market will encourage everyone to production… Digital Agriculture Market will facilitate farmer’s access to the market… With the Digital Agriculture Market, farmers will easily find a market for their products… Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association Chairman Hayrettin Uçak evaluated the issues of April export …

7 May

NİHAT ÇELİK: MEAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN RAMADAN PACKAGES

Turkey Sheep and Goat Breeders’ Association (TÜDKİYEB) Chairman Nihat Çelik, during the conversation meeting with journalists, said that they were very pleased with Digital Agriculture Market (DİTAP) which will carry the entire chain of food production and consumption to the digital platform, to be put into force by the Ministry …

7 May

AHMET KAYA: ORDU REGION WILL BE THE CENTRE OF ORGANIC EGGS PRODUCTION

Ahmet Kaya, Chairman of the Egg Producers Association of Ordu Province, said that they take orders for 1 million eggs per week, but their weekly production capacity is about 600 thousand. “We were looking for a place to sell eggs in previous years, now we do not have such a …