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Press release… New season target for dried apricots is 107 thousand tonnes of exports… Mehmet Ali Işık Türkiye is the world’s leading producer and exporter of dried apricots in the 2023/24 season, producing 66,832 tonnes for 399 million dollars. While dried apricot exports were 80 thousand 388 tonnes on quantity …

Hakan Turan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of SALKONDER (Tomato Paste, Frozen and Canned Food Manufacturers Association) evaluated the new tomato paste season… *** As you know, tomato paste harvest has started in the Aegean region. We estimate that the total harvest will be close to 3 million tonnes …

July, 2024… The second of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals – SDG2: Zero Hunger – aims to create a world free of hunger by 2030. However, according to the UN, a combination of factors including the pandemic, conflict, climate change and deepening inequalities mean that hunger and food insecurity have been …

Stating that the restriction on bulk and barreled olive oil exports should be lifted after October, Fikret Akova said, “Our exporters need to be able to compete with their competitors. The export ban in bulk oil cost our country 400 million euros in 9 months.” Fikret Akova Fikret Akova, Chairman …

Press release… Hayrettin Uçak, Chair of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, stated that Türkiye is the first across the world in the production of cherries, quince, figs, apricots. Apricot Figs Pointing out that Türkiye is also in the 2nd place in the production of cherry, cucumber, melon …

Press release… In the first seven months of 2024; Hazelnut exports from Türkiye reached 170 thousand 325 tonnes and 1 billion 385 million 231 thousand dollars of foreign currency inflow was provided in return and there was an increase of 11 percent in quantity and 44 percent in value in …

Press release… Saffet Kalyoncu, Chair of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB), reported that in the Eastern Black Sea Region, exports from Trabzon, Rize, Artvin and Gümüşhane provinces, amounted to 933 million 602 thousand 83 dollars covering the January-July period of 2024. Saffet Kalyoncu “There is a 9 percent …

Press release… The total exports of the cereals, pulses, oilseeds and products sector, which includes basic food products such as biscuits, wheat flour, vegetable oils, sugary and cocoa products and pasta, soared by 3.3 percent to 6.8 billion dollars at the end of 7 months of the year. Ahmet Tiryakioğlu …

Press release… Stating that the fresh fruit and vegetable sectors in Türkiye exported 3 billion 491 million dollars in 2023, Hayrettin Uçak, Chair of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, reported that citrus sector was represented in this export with 1 billion 112 million dollars and exceeded 1 …

Harvest continue in Mediterranean province of Mersin, which has an important place in Türkiye’s fresh fruit and vegetable production. Figs, which are harvested intensively especially in Mut district during this period, are in high demand by the consumer. Due to the continued demand, figs, which were 100 TL in the …