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I got the news probably earlier than most, definitely months before the Turkish press. It was about the launching of a new Turkish coffee brand by an Italian company. It was a shiny late March day, the sky was as blue as could be, the sun strong and bright, the snow refusing to melt.
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İzmir's Coffee Festival pays homage to ancient port where coffee imports began
Global coffee experts often claim that millennials are the ones pushing up the coffee consumption - that is why countries with young populations, like Turkey, show a higher rate of annual increase in coffee consumed.
Istanbul locals treated by coffee, patisserie events
Istanbul is hosting two great events for aficionados of good taste this weekend, with Küçükçiftlik Park hosting the 3rd Coffee Festival until Oct. 9 and the patisserie at the French Consulate presenting special desserts on Oct. 8
Olives harvested from 800-year-old tree cut down in Turkey's south
Olives have been harvested from an 800-year-old tree which was brought back to life in the Toroslar district of the southern province of Mersin after it had been cut down earlier. The tree was bought from a lumberman and replanted in the district 20 months ago, Doğan News Agency reported.
Russia drops fruit, vegetable ban on Egypt
Russia announced Sept. 26 it is dropping a brief import ban on fruits and vegetables from Egypt, after Cairo backed downed on tough restrictions on wheat that had sparked a row.
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Coffee lovers to meet at festival
The 3rd Istanbul Coffee Festival will bring the gusto of the third wave of coffee trends to KüçükÇiftlik Park for four days between Oct. 6 and 9 to be enjoyed by every level of coffee enthusiast.
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Wooly weirdness
"It's like eating cotton or felt!" These are the words which came out as I was trying to explain the fruit. We were beneath an oleaster tree in Gallipoli. My travel companions were all wine experts; we were touring the Thracian vineyards and wineries, and this was the only time I found something they did not know before, beyond the grape I mean.
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Indian Market: When France's Pain Is Ukraine's Gain
India has received wheat from an East European country for the first time in a decade, with Ukraine snatching the French wheat markets with shipments to the South Asian nation.
Staple food prices rise 7 percent in August, says UN's FAO
Staple food prices rose 7 percent in August in comparison to the previous year on the back of a rise in commodities other than grains, the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Sept. 8.
Staple food prices rose in August even as grain prices fell, and the outlook for global cereal production improved, the FAO said in a statement.
Greeks brace for price increases
Life will get even more expensive for Greeks as of next month following the government's decision to raise a number of taxes, such as the value-added tax on most commodities and the special consumption tax on fuel, tobacco and coffee, as well as hikes on landlines, Internet and pay-TV.
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