Foreign Trade

Press release… Turkey-wide exports of tomatoes and their products reached 608 million dollars in 2020 and exports of tomatoes and products made from the Aegean reached 187 million dollars with an increase of 3 percent. The fruit and vegetable sector aims to increase the export of tomato product group to …

Tobacco exports decreased in the first quarter of 2021… Leaf tobacco and tobacco products exports decreased by 28 percent in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the same period of 2020. Exports of tobacco and tobacco products, which were 218 million dollars in the January – March period of …

Malatya Commodity Exchange Chairman Ramazan Özcan said that April’s export figures made the region and the country’s economy happy. Stating that they have increased in value this year compared to April last year, Özcan said, “Last year, we exported 7 thousand tonnes of dried apricots in April and earned 18 …

Press release… Uludağ Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (UYMSİB), with the support of the Ministry of Trade, realized the fourth of the trainings it gave within the scope of Bursa Black Fig Ur-Ge Project. UYMSİB has added a new one to its works to introduce Bursa Black Fig, which …

Turkish companies are making a $105-million investment in an agro-industrial project in South Sudan, Turkey‘s Ambassador in Juba has said. Speaking during his visit to the project site on May 11, Erdem Mutaf noted that the investment in the agro-industrial complex will cover different production lines and also create job opportunities for South Sudanese. …

Press release… Sinan Kızıltan, Chairman of the Sector Board of the Turkish Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Associations, said that the Turkish fisheries industry has reached a production figure of 836 thousand tonne s. Kızıltan continued his words as follows; “Within the 836 thousand-tonne production of our fishery industry, aquaculture …

Müjdat Sezer, Chairman of the Board of Istanbul Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association (ISHIB), said that the poultry industry produces above world standards with its quality and technology. Sezer said, “Thanks to the position of our country, we have the means to send our products to the whole world. …

Press release… Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) carried their exports from 815.4 million dollars in April 2020 to 1 billion 373 million 510 thousand dollars with an increase of 68 percent in April 2021. Aegean Exporters’ Associations, which have been operating for 82 years, broke the export record of the 82-year …

Press release… A sustainability working group was established in leaf tobacco… A “Sustainability Working Group” was established within the Aegean Tobacco Exporters’ Association to ensure sustainability in exports of leaf tobacco, one of Turkey’s traditional export products. The Turkish Tobacco Industry has an important position for the Turkish economy in …

Press release… United Nations declared 2022 the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture… Omega-3 rich fish strengthens the immune system. Fish is an antidote to the Covid-19 virus. While the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends fish consumption 2-3 meals a week to increase its consumption worldwide, the United Nations …