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Press release…
November, 2026…
Turkish salmon, the export star of the Turkish fisheries sector in recent years, achieved a historic milestone in October with 95.071 million dollars in exports.
Accounting for 35 percent of the 275.65 million dollars in total exports generated by the fisheries sector in October, Turkish salmon emerged as the leading fish species in terms of export value.
Turkish salmon exports rose by 54 percent, from 61.88 million dollar to 95.071 million dollars, compared to October of the previous year. With this performance, it surpassed both sea bass and sea bream to claim the top spot in monthly exports.
Turkish salmon exports exceed 526 million dollars in 10 months…
Evaluating the export performance of Turkish salmon for the January–October period, Ufuk Atakan Demir, Chair of the Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association, stated that Turkish salmon exports grew by 22 percent over the 10-month period, climbing from 430.7 million dollars to 526.2 million dollars.
“With this performance, Turkish salmon has overtaken sea bream to become Türkiye’s second most-exported fish species,” Demir said.
Providing information on the export distribution of Turkish salmon by product category, Demir noted, “Turkish salmon is in highest demand in its frozen form. Between January and October, our exports of frozen Turkish salmon reached 353.3 million dollars, while exports of fresh-chilled Turkish salmon totalled 154.3 million dollars. Exports of frozen fillets amounted to 16.8 million dollars and exports of fresh-chilled fillets reached 1.7 million dollars”.
“We are making steady progress towards our export target of 650 million dollars, set for the end of 2026,”
