Press release… The Joint Council Meeting of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) was held in Ankara, chaired by TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu and attended by Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz along with a large number of council members. Fevzi Çondur, TOBB Trade Exchanges Council Vice …
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Press release… Fevzi Çondur, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Aydın Commodity Exchange (ATB) and the National Cotton Council (UPK), highlighted the strategic importance of cotton for Turkish agriculture and industry in a statement made on 7 October, World Cotton Day. Emphasising that cotton production is not limited …
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Türkiye’s cotton sector is facing a critical downturn as farmers grapple with a trio of challenges: Climate change, rising input costs and declining market demand. Industry experts warn that these pressures are threatening the sustainability of domestic cotton production, which has long been a cornerstone of the country’s textile industry. Extreme weather events and prolonged …
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Cotton production faces challenges due to cilimate change and water stressing both in Türkiye and across the world… Fevzi Çondur Fevzi Çondur, president of the National Cotton Council, stated that cotton production is not limited to farmers alone but involves a broad process encompassing agriculture, industry and exports. “Climate-induced water …
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Vehbi Canpolat, Chairperson of Türkiye Textile Finishing Industrialists’ Association (TTTSD), said, “Our cotton import has exceeded 2 million tonnes, our production is about 800-900 thousand tonnes. China, India and Uzbekistan do not sell us fibre anymore, we buy it from the USA, Greece, Brazil and Australia.” Vehbi Canpolat “Drought and …
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Bertan Balçık, Chairman of the Board of the National Cotton Council (UPK), stated that production in the USA will decrease by 40 percent due to the drought and said that yield losses are also expected in India and China. Bertan Balçık Balçık said, “We imported about 250 thousand tonnes more …
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THE GLOBAL WINDOW OF TURKISH FOOD AND AGRICULTURE The Global Window of Turkish Food and Agriculture Sector
