TURKISH AGRI.NEWS

Press release... NO PRODUCTION WITHOUT MONEY! 2019 PREMIUM OF COTTON FARMERS SHOULD BE PAID RIGHT NOW! The National Cotton Council (UPK) presented its concrete recommendations to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to continue the production of cotton, which has a large share in agricultural and industrial production and employment. At the meeting held on Thursday April 9 with the General Manager of Plant Production Mehmet Hasdemir and the relevant Heads of Departments, the issues to be carried out urgently were discussed. Bertan Balçık, Chairman of UPK, explained the followings about the meeting and their suggestions: "There is no sector affected by the Covit-19 outbreak. Everyone tries to survive in extraordinary conditions created by this outbreak, which we struggle in unity and solidarity as a country. The measures announced so far are not enough to continue agricultural production. More concrete financial steps are needed on a product basis. Ensuring contin...

Press release... Current information obtained by the Farmer Registration System (ÇKS), it is estimated that 590 thousand hectares of cotton have been planted this season... Accordingly, cotton cultivation areas increased by 14 percent compared to last season (TurkStat 2018 Planted Area data: 518 thousand hectares). This year, during the cotton sowing period, especially in April, despite adverse weather conditions and the re-planting due to this, climatic conditions were quite favorable. In the period from October to the present, the heat accumulation values ​​have been at the same levels as the average for many years in all cotton regions. In the coming period, if there is no abnormal phenomenon in the fight against climate, water supply, diseases and pests, we can say that the yields of the field and the cotton yield will be higher than last season. Thus, we hope that the goal of producing one MILLION TONS of fiber cotton, which we anticipated last year but could no...