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Mehmet Ali Işık: Türkiye ramped up its dried fig exports to 216 million dollars

Press release… Our dried figs set its route to North America… In the first half of the 2023-24 season, Türkiye ramped up its exports from 179 million dollars to 216 million dollars with a spike of 21 percent in the first half of the 2023-24 season in dried figs, which …

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Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan: The number of cages at sea increases, but lake salmon threatens exports!

Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan, Vice President of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters Association (DKİB), said that the number of cages in the seas has soared in the last 5-6 years. Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan Pointing out that especially in the last 5-6 years, the number of cages in the sea has started …

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Ramazan Özcan: We aim to reach 750 million dollars in apricot exports

Ramazan Özcan, President of Malatya Commodity Exchange (MTB), stated that Malatya has important targets in apricot exports and said that the new target is 100 thousand tonnes of exports and 750 million dollars of income. “Malatya is one of the most ancient cities of Anatolia and one of the most …

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Cocoa prices break records as ‘Climate Extremes’ hit African output!

Cocoa prices have skyrocketed, following climate shocks and disease outbreaks in West Africa. India has reported new figures on its agricultural domestic support, and the WTO has released a major report forecasting a global trade rebound... West Africa Cocoa Shortage Pushes Up Prices… Spiking cocoa prices have broken new records after …

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“We aim to export more cherries to China”

Press release… Contacts continue for the start of exports to China… Hayrettin Uçak, Head of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (EYMSİB), stated that the most important markets of Turkish cherries are Germany and the Russian Federation. “Our cherries are very popular in countries such as India, Singapore …

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“Southeastern Anatolia’s cereal exports hit a record!”

The cereals, pulses, oilseeds and products sector in the Southeastern Anatolia region displayed a remarkable performance in the first quarter of the year. Cereal exports in the Southeastern Anatolia region reached a record level with a significant spike. Celal Kadooğlu, Head of the Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters …

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Ömer Celal Umur: Turkish tobacco soared by 30 percent in dollar terms; we should not lose our competitiveness

Press release… Ömer Celal Umur, Chairperson of Aegean Tobacco Exporters’ Association, stated that there are big increases in input costs in all agricultural products in Türkiye. Ömer Celal Umur “In recent years, we have had to export Turkish tobacco for 30 percent more on a dollar basis. This may lead …

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Yıldıray Gençer: Türkiye exports seeds to 100 countries

Yıldıray Gençer, the Chairperson of the Sub-Union of the Seed Industrialists and Producers, stated that the Turkish seed sector has a strong structure. Yıldıray Gençer “We not only produce our own seeds. We export seeds to over 100 countries. In 2023, we exported 326.8 million dollars against 249.6 million dollars …

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Gürdoğan: We should be able to process and export salmon as semi-finished products

Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan, Vice President of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB), said that a new sector could be started in salmon. Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan Gürdoğan said, “We send salmon as semi-finished products, that is, in other forms such as fillets. Türkiye should create its own brand and send …

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Hayrettin Uçak: Cherry trees are looking forward to breaking export records!

Press release… 250 million dollars target in cherry exports! The first cherry harvest of 2024 in Türkiye, the world leader in cherry production, was made a week earlier than in 2023 with the early arrival of spring. Hayrettin Uçak The first cherry harvest of the Northern Hemisphere was held in …

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