Agribusiness

July 2026… Türkiye Earned 60,989,000 dollars from Dried Tomato Exports in the First Half of the Year… Türkiye generated 60,989,000 dollars from the export of 18,301 tonnes of dried tomatoes to 91 countries in the January-June period of 2026. IZMIR… Türkiye, the world’s third largest tomato producer after China and …

July 2026… Fishery exports from Türkiye’s Southwestern province of Muğla in the first half of 2026 rose by 25 percent compared with the same period last year, reaching 422 million dollars. MUĞLA… In Muğla, which accounts for a significant share of the country’s marine aquaculture production, both production volumes and …

ANKARA… Rather than engaging in direct price competition with global giants to increase its share of the vast US market, the Turkish confectionery and patisserie sector is entering the fray with a strategy centred on ‘authentic flavours’ and ‘premium gifting’. A ‘Market Entry Strategy Report’ has been drawn up as …

Press release… July 2026… Selim Jimi, Chair of the Aegean Tobacco Exporters Association, stated that thanks to the efforts of the producers, the investments of industrialists and the endeavours of Turkish exporters, tobacco sector’s exports across the country have soared by 8.4 percent compared to the previous year, reaching 1.06 …

Press release… July 2026… Egg exports in the Aegean region have soared: a 131 percent spike! Ufuk Atakan Demir, Chair of the Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association, announced that Türkiye’s seafood and animal products sector had reached 4.04 billion dollars in exports in 2025. “Specifically for our Association, …

Press release… July 2026… Ali Fuat Gürle, Chair of the Aegean Furniture, Paper and Forest Products Exporters’ Association, stated that they have left behind the first half of 2026, a period in which the uncertainties in global trade and rising production costs continued to affect the exporters. A 34 percent …

Press release… July 2026… Members adopt framework to address the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainability… Rome – A key global plan for the livestock sector developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) won approval today as Members of the 30th Session of FAO’s Committee on …

Türkiye’s fresh fruit and vegetable export revenue climbed 39 percent year-on-year to a record 2.35 billion dollars in the first half of 2026, exceeding 2 billion dollars for the first time in a January-June period. Exporters shipped 1.72 million tonnes of produce, about 92,000 tonnes less than a year earlier, but earned …

July 2026… The West African producers from Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon met in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, on 16 July, where they signed a joint declaration to work toward more local processing of cocoa butter and powder while discouraging raw cocoa exports. Beyond local processing, they pledged to …

Press release… July 2026… New Turning Point in Agriculture: Climate, Water and Resilience Pressures Are Increasing Climate change, increasing pressure on water resources, and rising food demand are making sustainability essential for the continuity of production in the agriculture and food sector. Rising temperatures, drought and extreme weather events directly …