Press release… Mehmet Ali Işık, Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB) Organic Products and Sustainability Coordinator and Chair of the Aegean Dried Fruit and Products Exporters’ Association, stated that the dried fruit sector, one of Türkiye’s most strategic sectors, has generated 1.74 billion dollars in net foreign exchange revenue for the country …
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Muhammet Öztürk: We have set our export target for 2026 at 1.4 billion dollars
Press release… Muhammet Öztürk, Chair of the Aegean Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters’ Association, stated that 2025 was a year of strong recovery and renewed growth for both their Association and the sector. “With a 4 percent increase in exports across Türkiye, the sector has become the most important …
Read More »Hayrettin Uçak: Our fresh fruit and vegetable exports reached 1.232 billion dollars
By the end of 2025, we managed to increase our exports to 1 billion 232 million dollars! Hayrettin Uçak, Deputy Coordinator Chair of the Aegean Exporters’ Associations and Chair of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, stated that the year 2025 went down in history as a challenging …
Read More »Jak Eskinazi: 2026 will continue to be a challenging year for resilience across many sectors!
Press release… Despite global uncertainties, the Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB), which achieved exports worth 18.5 billion dollars, conveyed the message that 2026 is ‘not a time to wait, but a time for production and exports.’ While export figures for 2025 remained at last year’s level, the Aegean Exporters’ Associations pointed …
Read More »Işınsu Kestelli: Rainfall negatively impacted the 2025/26 season cotton harvest in the Aegean Region
Işınsu Kestelli, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the Izmir Commodity Exchange, announced that due to adverse weather conditions and heavy rainfall, the 2025/26 season cotton harvest in the Aegean Region is expected to be approximately 10-15 percent below the expected value. “As is known, the determination of cotton-planted …
Read More »The General Agricultural Census is nearing completion, results to be announced in the second half of the year!
Ninety percent of the Agricultural Census Completed, Results to be Announced in the Second Half of the Year… Approximately 3.7 million surveys have been conducted so far as part of the nationwide agricultural census in Türkiye. With ongoing surveys, approximately 90 percent of the work has been completed and results …
Read More »“The world’s newest and most environmentally power plants are in Türkiye!”
Press release… Ali Kındap, Chairman of the Geothermal Energy Association (JED), stated that in addition to Türkiye’s energy independence, geothermal energy is the most important alternative for the domestic, clean and sustainable energy needs in the base load position. “THE WORLD’S NEWEST AND MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY POWER PLANTS ARE IN …
Read More »Hazelnut sales generate over 2.2 billion dollars in 2025…
Giresun… Türkiye generated more than 2.25 billion dollaars in revenue from hazelnut sales in 2025, according to Hasan Osman Sabır, Chairman of the Black Sea Hazelnut and Products Exporters’ Association (KFMİB). In a written statement, Sabır reported that between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2025, the country exported 238,704 tons of hazelnuts, bringing in …
Read More »Geographical indications struggle to deliver economic gains!
Türkiye boasts a remarkable wealth of geographically indicated products, with 1,806 items registered and another 862 awaiting approval. Globally, more than 10,000 products carry such certification, while Europe alone accounts for around 3,500. Despite this strong foundation, experts argue that Türkiye has yet to fully harness the economic potential of its geographically …
Read More »Carnations were the most produced cut flower in Türkiye last year…
While carnations accounted for 41.3% of cut flower production in Türkiye last year, hyacinths saw the largest increase in production compared to the previous year, at 58.4%. Ankara… According to information compiled by an Anatolian Agency (AA) reporter from Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) data, cut flower production, an indispensable part …
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THE GLOBAL WINDOW OF TURKISH FOOD AND AGRICULTURE The Global Window of Turkish Food and Agriculture Sector
