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 …
Read More »Storage periods extended in Licensed Warehouses…
The Ministry of Trade extended the maximum storage periods in the licensed warehousing practice for some agricultural products. STORAGE PERIOD INCREASED FROM 24 TO 36 MONTHS… The Regulation of the Ministry of Trade on the Amendment of the Regulation on Licensed Warehousing of Agricultural Products entered into force after being …
Read More »Ahmet Güldal: Türkiye has reached a valuable point in seed production
General Manager of Turkish Grain Board (TMO) Ahmet Güldal, said that the breeding works carried out in seed highly contributed to farmers and production. Ahmet Güldal “The legal regulations and supports provided have been very effective, but the biggest effect is in breeding studies. Then the efforts of our colleagues …
Read More »“NEW SEEDS ENHANCED PRODUCTIVITY IN GRAINS”
Ahmet Güldal, General Manager of the Turkish Grain Board (TMO), said that the productivity in grains has enhanced with newly developed seeds and said, “In the 1990s, 250-300 kilograms per decare of wheat was said to be good yields, but now there is a production of 700-800 kilograms per decare …
Read More »AHMET HACIINCE: LONG TERM AND INTEGRATED PLANNING IS REQUIRED IN RED MEAT PRODUCTION
Press release… National Red Meat Council (UKON) Chairman Hacıince: ‘Imports should be based on planning’ Ahmet Hacıince, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Red Meat Council, said: “It is among the expectations of our sector that the import of fattening cattle should be based on a good …
Read More »AHMET GULDAL: TURKISH GRAIN BOARD HAS PURCHASED 8.7 MILLION TONNES OF GRAIN SO FAR
Ahmet Güldal, General Manager of the Turkish Grain Board (TMO), stated that they have carried out an intensive purchasing campaign up to now. Güldal, who visited the purchasing points of TMO in Yozgat and Yerköy regions, told reporters that there was a bountiful grain season and that they expected a …
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