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Farmers are increasingly turning their focus from bananas to avocado cultivation in the southern province of Alanya, which has emerged as Türkiye’s tropical fruit production hub. This shift is driven by the avocado’s ability to thrive in tropical climates, its lower maintenance costs and the potential for higher income than …

Press release… Türkiye, which is the leading country in Europe and the fourth country in the world in terms of geothermal resource richness, can be the world leader by far if it turns this natural wealth into more added value with integrated utilisation. Ali Kındap Ali Kındap, Chairman of the …

Türkiye’s agriculture, food and drinks industry has generated a total of $12.23 billion in export revenues in the first six months of 2023… The industry’s imports, on the other hand, amounted to $12.46 billion, according to the Federation of Food and Drink Industry Associations (TGDF). Flour Export and imports rose …

Press release… The export journey of Superior seedless grapes, one of the important export products of the Aegean Region, which is an early variety with low sugar content, started on 27 July 2023. On the other hand, Türkiye earned 176 million dollars in foreign currency from fresh grape exports in …

Press release… During the 11-month period (1 September 2022-31 July 2023) of the 2022/2023 hazelnut export season, which started on 1 September 2022, hazelnut exports from Türkiye reached 284 thousand 216 tonnes and 1 billion 707 million 680 thousand dollars of foreign currency inflow was provided in return. Mehmet Cirav, …

Press release… Veysel Memiş, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association (AHBİB), stated that the changes made in the registration application procedures regarding chickpea and red lentil exports will cause irreparable damage to both farmers and exporters and that the …

Press release… The first half of 2023 performance of the fishery sector which is one of the star sectors of exports after 2000 in particular, has become clear. Sinan Kızıltan The aquaculture sector, which brought 760 million dollars of foreign currency to Türkiye in the January-June period of 2022, ramped …

Falling international maize and sugar prices partly offset notable jumps in wheat and vegetable oil quotations. Global food commodity prices rose in July, influenced by the termination of the Black Sea Grain Initiative and new trade restrictions on rice, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported …

Press release… A total of 8 thousand Mediterranean Fruit Fly traps were distributed to producers within the scope of the ‘Project for the Dissemination of Biotechnical Control Against Mediterranean Fruit Fly’ and ‘Good Agricultural Practices Project’ carried out in cooperation with the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (EYMSİB) …

Press release… Record year for cherries: 205 million dollars… Türkiye is the world leader in the production of cherries and a strong player in exports. The 2023 cherry export target of 200 million dollars was exceeded. In the 2023 season, cherry exports reached 205 million dollars with an increase of …