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Press release… The Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters Association (AHBİB) demonstrated a strong and balanced performance in 2025, achieving 1.88 billion dollars in exports despite increasing global uncertainties, high input costs, and geopolitical risks. AHBİB Chairman Veysel Memiş emphasized that the 2025 export figures clearly show the sector …

Press release… More than 40 percent of Türkiye’s approximately 4 billion cereal exports to Middle Eastern countries originate from Southeastern Türkiye, while the region’s share in the 2.9 billion dollars cereal exports to Africa has risen to 37.2 percent. Cereals Celal Kadooğlu, Chair of the Southeastern Anatolia Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds …

Press release… Fevzi Çondur, Chair of the Turkish Cotton Council (UPK) stated that he would like to draw attention to the devastating effects of climate change on agriculture. Çondur also emphasised that cotton producers are facing serious yield losses, particularly due to increasingly severe droughts in recent years. Underlining that …

National Dairy Council responds to social media criticism of packaged products… Professor Dr. Nevzat Artık, Chairman of the National Dairy Council Research and Advisory Board, stated that social media posts about additives in packaged products were causing misinformation among the public. Ankara… In a written statement, Dr. Artık commented on …

Last year, Türkiye exported 162 million 559 thousand dollars worth of pomegranates to 62 countries. Antalya… According to data from the Turkish Exporters Assembly, last year’s pomegranate exports surged by 4.22 percent compared to the previous year. In 2025, 162 million 559 thousand dollars worth of pomegranates were sold abroad …

Türkiye’s greenhouse cultivation area has expanded significantly, placing the country fourth worldwide and second in Europe after Spain, while the sector’s growing share in exports highlights its strategic importance for the national economy. Soared by 45 percent between 2002 and 2024, climbing to 77,600 hectares… Greenhouse farming in Türkiye is concentrated along the …

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a loan of up to 60 million euros to Yayla Agro Gıda, one of Türkiye’s leading food producers, to support the company’s green and inclusive roadmap at its newly opened facility in the Central Anatolian province of Niğde. Yayla Agro is a longstanding client …

Press release… The “Sustainable Fisheries Programme”, where young women experienced sustainable practices in the aquaculture sector, was successfully implemented in Izmir. Bedri Girit Organised in Izmir by the Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters Association, in collaboration with FEAP and FAO-GFCM, the “Programme on Sustainable Fisheries Practices for Young Women” …

Türkiye’s citrus exports soared in 2025, rising 41 percent from the previous year to reach $1.47 billion, according to data from the Mediterranean Exporters’ Association. The country shipped 1.5 million tonnes of citrus to international markets, generating significant foreign currency inflows. Tangerine exports led the surge, bringing in 912.5 million dollars, nearly …

TÜGİS President Kaan Sidar stated that global tensions and climatic challenges caused world food prices to rise by 4.3 percent in 2025 compared to the previous year, but that the Turkish food industry nevertheless maintained its volume of 160 billion dollars. “Total annual exports soared by 4.5 percent to 273.5 …