Foreign Trade

Fruit and vegetable growers in the southern province of Antalya have been enjoying a revival in demand for their produce from Russia. Initially, Farmers in the provinces were adversely affected by the war between Russia and Ukraine. Exports from the western Mediterranean region to Russia, a major market for Turkiye, declined by 45 percent in …

Press release… The 2.5-year longing for exports in white poppy, one of Turkiye’s traditional export products, is over. Turkish white poppy received export visa to India, the largest export market. Exporting companies loaded their products on ships to send them to India after a break of 2.5 years. The sector …

Press release… FAO Director-General calls for approaches to prevent an even greater crisis at 33rd FAO Regional Conference in Poland… 11/05/2022 Lodz, Poland/Rome – Ministers and high-level representatives from across Europe and Central Asia met today at the FAO Regional Conference for Europe (ERC33) to discuss not only the implications of …

Turkiye’s milk and dairy products exports reached 500 million dollars! İsa Coşkun, Chairperson of Turkiye Milk, Meat, Food Industrialists and Producers’ Association (SETBIR), which carries out the EU-supported “Milk is Valuable” project, said that in 2021, 233 thousand tonnes of milk and dairy products were exported for 487 million dollars. …

The third harvest ceremony was held for gum (mastic) trees as part of the ‘Gum Dripping from Çeşme’ project. Stating that they increased the number of gum trees in the region to 2,000 in a short time, İzmir’s Çeşme District Mayor M. Ekrem Oran said, “We have 10 times the …

After Russia took control of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports to a large extent, its grain ships were stranded in Kyiv and started to send grain to world markets from the neighboring Romanian Black Sea port of Constanta. Due to the blockade imposed by Russia on Ukrainian ports, Ukrainian manufacturers continue …

Antalya Commodity Exchange Chairman Ali Çandır announced that Antalya province has 7 percent of the strawberry production areas and 9 percent of the production amount in Turkiye.Ali Çandır, Chairman of the Board of Antalya Commodity Exchange (ATB) and Antalya Agriculture Council (ATAK), stated that Antalya has 9 percent of Turkiye’s …

Ukraine’s wheat production is likely to be down by at least a third from last year due to the Russian invasion, a data analysis firm that uses satellite imagery said Friday. Ukraine is a major producer and exporter of wheat, but the invasion has disrupted planting, which is still underway, …

Press release… Mehmet Ali Işık, Chairperson of Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association, said thatexports of the organic sector will reach 1 billion dollars Mehmet Ali Işık said, “We held fairs and workshops in our target markets. ‘Lean Production Techniques’ training was one of our most important sustainability-related activities …

Energy prices expected to rise more than 50% in 2022 before easing in 2023 and 2024, says global body’s latest report… Commodity markets are facing a major shock due the Russia-Ukraine war, which is changing global patterns of trade, production, and consumption in ways that will keep prices at historically …