Foreign Trade

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 export ban on olive oil has created a shock effect in the sector! Akhisar, a district of Manisa province, Commodity Exchange President Alper Alhat said that the domestic market should be supported instead of the export ban. “If shelf prices are to be reduced, olive oil should …

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 …

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 …

Press release… Fresh fruit, vegetable and products exporters produce residue-free and value-added products for the world tables… Within the scope of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association’s ‘Project for the Dissemination of Biotechnical Control Against the Mediterranean Fruit Fly’ and ‘Good Agricultural Practices Project’, 5 thousand Mediterranean Fruit …

Escalation of military tensions in region following halt of Black Sea Grain deal raises concerns about future of global food markets… MOSCOW… The revival of the Black Sea grain deal is significant for global food price stability and continued access to food in poor countries. Following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s …

The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has started using NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) technology for mapping, creating libraries, and obtaining registration certificates for Türkiye’s geographically indicated products, including olive oil, honey and hazelnut. Hazelnut and honey Following the Edremit olive oil receiving a geographical indication patent by the European Union last week, the number of geographically indicated …

The shortage of olive oil production in Mediterranean countries has negatively affected domestic prices, prompting the Turkish Trade Ministry to introduce additional measures, including the suspension of olive oil exports until November, to prevent a price increase in the domestic market. In a statement, the ministry said that due to the drought in Europe, …

The drying process of tomatoes, which will be exported from Türkiye’s southeastern province Diyarbakır to various European countries, especially to the USA, France and Italy, started in the fields on the slopes of Karacadağ region. On the outskirts of Karacadağ between Diyarbakır and Şanlıurfa provinces, tomatoes to be consumed in …

Anchovy exports closed the first half of the year with an increase of 7 percent. Türkiye’s 6-month anchovy exports, despite the low yield, increased by 7 percent in value compared to last year and reached 5 million 823 thousand 665 dollars. According to the compilation made by the Eastern Black …