Foreign Trade

Turkey Pasta Industrialists’ Association Chairman of the Board Abdülkadir Külahçıoğlu said that pasta exports exceeded 360 million dollars in the first half of the year by increasing 25 percent. Külahçıoğlu said, “Actually our target for exports was 10 percent. But now the growth surpasses our expectations.” Külahçıoğlu told the Anadolu …

İlyas Edip Sevinç, Chairman of the Black Sea Hazelnut and Products Exporters’ Association (KFMİB), stated that the export made between 1 September 2019 and 30 June 2020 in hazelnut has already reached 311 thousand 499 tons by breaking the record of all times. İlyas Edip Sevinç said in his written …

Press release… 43 percent increase in agricultural exports…Grains, pulses and oilseeds sector breaks records every month… Aegean Grain Pulses Oilseeds and Products Exporters’ Association, which was the export increase record holder of the Aegean Region in 2019 and 2020, broke a new record in June. Grains, pulses and oilseeds sector …

Turkey exported 203 thousand 504 tons of seedless raisin, the season of which began on September 1, 2019 until June 13, 2020 while 421 million dollars of foreign currency income earned in return. Raisin exports decreased by 4 percent in quantity compared to the previous season, while the fall in …

Dr. Senih Yazgan, Vice President of Uludağ Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (UYMSİB) said, “We turned the demand for food into an advantage.” Stating that the epidemic created significant changes in the global food market, Dr. Yazgan explained, “When people went to the markets during the pandemic, they first …

Grains, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Sector Board Meeting was held through the teleconference system under the chairmanship of Mahsum Altunkaya. At the meeting attended by TİM (Turkish Exporters’ Assembly) President İsmail Gülle, sectoral problems and pandemic process along with export figures were evaluated. Commenting after the meeting Turkey Grains, Pulses, …

Press release… Packaged honey consists of 200 million dollars of honey and bee products market which accounts for 500 million dollars in Turkey. Stating that they have increased their exports by 5 times in the last 8 years, honey exporters said, “Packaging provides added value to the product, reliable food …

“Blueberry” exports started from Antalya to Hong Kong. Gökhan Karaca, Antalya Deputy Director of Provincial Agriculture and Forestry, said that they are carrying out studies to increase product diversity in Antalya province, which is also an agricultural region. Emphasizing that they have made a significant progress in the production of …

The President of Ordu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OTSO), Servet Şahin, said that the foreign currency income from hazelnut exports has increased. Şahin said, “The hazelnut, which generates 2 billion dollars a year, will increase to 10 billion dollars in the next 5 years thanks to the Far East …

Although it is more than 2.5 months to complete the 2019-2020 export season, hazelnut has been broken all time and 302 thousand tons of hazelnut exports have been realized. Black Sea Hazelnut and Products Exporters’ Association (KFMİB) Chairman Ilyas Edip Sevinç announced that they achieved 302 thousand tons of hazelnut …