Foreign Trade

The ornamental plants sector covers a much larger and more important area than most people think. Although for many of us, ornamental plants seem to be just colourful flowers sold in florists, it is actually a huge sector that creates the green texture of cities and shapes landscape design. It …

Press release… Mehmet Ali Işık, Chair of the Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association, stated that they had a rewarding year in 2024 by combining fairs, Development of International Competitiveness Projects and TURQUALITY Projects, Türkiye’s dried fruit exports surged by 15.5 percent to 1 billion 856 million dollars and …

Press release… Stating that they expect wheat flour exports, which were 605 thousand tonnes in the first quarter, to exceed 3.5 million tonnes at the end of the year with the end of wheat import restrictions, Ahmet Tiryakioğlu, Chair of the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TIM) Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and …

Press release… In the first three months of 2025; 78 thousand 755 tonnes of hazelnuts were exported from Türkiye and foreign currency inflow amounting to 643 million 680 thousand dollars was obtained. When these export realisations were compared with the same period of the previous year, the amount of exports …

Press release… American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on President Trump’s announcement that the United States will impose reciprocal tariffs on trading partners. Zippy Duval “Trade is critical to the success of farmers and ranchers across the country. We share the administration’s goal of leveling the playing …

Press release… Three-month exports of the cereals, pulses, oilseeds and products sector, which covers basic food products, especially wheat flour, pasta, vegetable oils, biscuits and sugary and cocoa products, were announced as 3.2 billion dollars. The cereal producers, who managed to ramp up their exports by 3.9 percent in this …

Press release… Unlocking Opportunities for Regional and Global Growth… Djibouti City, Djibouti – 9 April 2025 Global turbulence, much of it self-inflicted, dominated discussions at the second edition of the Djibouti Forum. Nonetheless, business leaders appeared relatively optimistic, and this wakeup call may turn out to be a good omen …

Press release… Dried fig exporters expect a more constructive cooperation from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to solve the aflatoxin and ochratoxin problem. Stating that aflatoxin and ochratoxin formation increased in dried fig exports in the 2024/25 season due to climate change, Mehmet Ali Işık, Chair of the Aegean …

The Ministry of Trade, which temporarily stopped the export of lemons for the stability of the domestic market, took a step back after the reactions of the producers. Minister Ömer Bolat announced that the ban, which started on 8 April, was lifted after the evaluations made. The Ministry of Trade …

Turkish authorities announced Monday a decision to temporarily suspend exports of lemons, starting April 8, citing supply security priority and balancing supply and demand of the product in the country. Considering the cold weather and frost cases experienced in certain regions of the country recently, it has been decided in …