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Press release… 94 percent of dried tomato exports came from the Aegean Region… Blood-red tomatoes, grown in the fertile lands of Anatolia, were painstakingly sun-dried and exported to 98 countries. Türkiye exported 108 million dollars worth of dried tomatoes in the first 10 months of 2025, ranking second globally behind …

Press release… Funds, quotas and bans led to a 28 percent decline in olive oil exports! Türkiye has endured a challenging season for exports in the olive oil sector. The country exported 70,626 tonnes of golden liquid in the 2023/24 season, but only 50,713 tonnes in the 2024/25 season. Olive …

Press release… Benchmark for globally traded food commodity prices was slightly below year-ago level… 07/11/2025 Rome – World food commodity prices generally declined in October, driven largely by ample global supplies, according to the benchmark measure released Friday by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The FAO Food Price Index, …

Press release… Veysel Memiş, Coordinating Chair of the Mediterranean Exporters’ Association (AKİB), announced that they achieved 1.45 billion dollars in exports in October. He noted that they reached their highest figures in the Iraqi, Russian and US markets in the 10th month of the year and that the strongest increases …

Press release… €75 million EBRD loan to Ülker, a leading Turkish producer of confectionery Loan supports refinancing of previous financing for stronger green targets Project to allow company to expand coverage of emission calculations The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a €75 million sustainability-linked loan to …

Press release… Funds, quotas and bans led to a 28 percent decline in olive oil exports! Türkiye has endured a challenging season for exports in the olive oil sector. The country exported 70,626 tonnes of golden liquid in the 2023/24 season, but only 50,713 tonnes in the 2024/25 season. Olive …

Press release… In the January-October period of 2025, 206,000 tonnes of hazelnuts were exported from Türkiye, generating a foreign exchange inflow of 1.813 billion dollars. Compared to the same period of the previous year, these exports decreased by 19 percent in quantity and 12 percent in value. Sebahattin Arslantürk, Deputy …

Osman Bağış, Chairman of the Adana Commodity Exchange (ATB) Assembly, emphasized the importance of using modern irrigation systems to prevent water scarcity in Türkiye, saying, “In Adana and Çukurova, closed drip and pressurized irrigation systems are increasing agricultural productivity and farmers are reaping the rewards of their labour.” New methods …

Hakan Sefa Çakır, Chair of the Mersin Chamber of Commerce and Industry, announced that the need for investment in R&D and innovation to ensure sustainability in the province’s food industry. It was stated that Mersin is progressing toward becoming Türkiye’s food hub thanks to its agriculture-food integration and logistics superiority. …

Kazakhstan achieved a historic success by harvesting 27.1 million tonnes of grain in 2023. Agriculture Minister Aidarbek Saparov announced that the new harvest met domestic demand and increased export potential. The country is taking steps to expand into new markets in addition to its traditional ones.This year, farmers in Kazakhstan …