Türkiye’s seedless dried grape exports hit a 25-year low in volume during the 2024-2025 season, but generated the highest export revenue in the country’s Republican history, according to data released by the Aegean Exporters’ Association. From Sept. 1, 2024, to Aug. 31, 2025, Türkiye exported 153,593 metric tonnes of seedless raisins – …
Read More »Purchasing price for seedless raisins set at 120 liras by TMO…
The TMO’s purchase price for seedless raisins has been set at 120 lira… The purchase price for No. 9 seedless raisins by the Turkish Grain Board (TMO) has been set at 120 lira per kilogram. Ankara… In a statement from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, it was noted that …
Read More »Ahmet Güldal: We expect 453 thousand tonnes of hazelnut harvest this year
Ahmet Güldal, General Manager of the Turkish Grain Board (TMO), announced that, based on field observations, the hazelnut harvest is expected to be 453,000 tonnes this year. Ankara… In his assessment, Güldal stated that they are still at the beginning of the hazelnut harvest season and that, as in previous …
Read More »Government allows maize import amidst domestic harvest concerns!
July, Ankara… Türkiye has authorized a new round of maize imports, marking the fourth such decision in recent months. According to a Presidential decree published in the Official Gazette, up to 500,000 tonnes of corn can be imported duty-free until July 31. This move comes just 16 days before the domestic harvest begins, …
Read More »Cannabis’ production and cultivation area on rise…
Several projects underway to use cannabis-derived products in textile, automotive, pharmaceutical sectors, as well as creation of new species with high-fiber, low-THC content… ANKARA… The production and cultivation area of cannabis is on the rise… Cannabis production and other processes for its use in pharmaceuticals began under the supervision of …
Read More »Ahmet Güldal: Durum wheat in Turkish Grain Board stocks opened for the exports
DURUM WHEAT IN TMO STOCKS OPENED FOR THE EXPORTS! In his speech at the Intercontinental Commodity Exchange Dubai (ICE) conference, Turkish Grain Board (TMO) General Manager Ahmet Güldal told the international participants that Türkiye is the birthplace of wheat and highlighted the crucial role of the Southeastern Anatolia Region in …
Read More »Long drought threatens agricultural production!
The drought Türkiye has been experiencing the past couple of months is threatening agricultural production. Rainfall in January across Türkiye saw the lowest levels in the last 24 years. According to the January phenological assessment provided by the Turkish Grain Board (TMO), the amount of rainfall received in January was insufficient and the …
Read More »Haluk Tezcan: We aim to export 4 million tonnes of flour this year
TUSAF Chair Tezcan: New era awaits us in flour industry and exports Haluk Tezcan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Turkish Flour Industrialists’ Federation (TUSAF), said about the grain purchase prices announced by Turkish Grain Board (TMO), “The new purchase prices and additional supports will have a positive impact …
Read More »Aykut Göymen: Pasta production will be made entirely with domestic wheat
The foreign dependency of the Turkish pasta sector in production has ended thanks to the high yield of durum wheat in recent years. Aykut Göymen, Head of Turkish Pasta Industrialists’ Association (TMSD), said that around 4 million 300 thousand tonnes of durum wheat was harvested last year. Göymen stated that …
Read More »“We also have a comfortable year in cereals”
Although it came late, the precipitation that reached the average of ordinary years made the grain producers smile. The performance of the 2023-2024 season, in which the all-time record was broken, is expected to be experienced in this season as well. Especially wheat production is expected to exceed 20 million …
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