Foreign Trade

Press release… The first virtual food exhibition organised by the Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB) with the supports of the Ministry of Commerce and Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TİM) between the dates of November 23 to 27, brought together all stakeholders in the food sector. The Fource virtual food fair, where 53 …

Russia has announced a ban on imports of tomatoes from Azerbaijan beginning Thursday, in a damaging move for a key export that analysts tied to fallout from the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Agriculture watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor on Tuesday announced the embargo beginning Dec. 10 to protect against harmful substances detected in several recent …

The companies that are members of Southeastern Anatolia Exporters’ Associations (GAIB) exported 221 million 236 thousand dollars of dried fruits and products to 94 countries in 11 months of this year. Mehmet Çıkmaz, the Chairman of GAİB Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association, drew attention to the fact that the …

Press release… Tomato, the leading product of fresh fruit and vegetable exports, faces a quota barrier in the Russian Federation, the prominent export market. The quota of 200 thousand tons in tomato exports to Russia has been reached. Russia’s gate is closed for Turkish tomato exporters. The Chairpersons of the …

Istanbul Cereals Pulses Oil Seeds and Products Exporters’ Association (İHBİR) announced that it exports to 164 countries according to the November 2020 export report. Stating that Turkey would never encounter with any food crisis, İHBİR Chairman Haluk Okutur said, “We have farmers demonstrating outstanding efforts and also industrial exporters who …

Ahmet Dündar, Chairman of Turkish Ornamental Plant Growers Union, said that the sector exported 64 million 682 thousand dollars in 2017, this figure was 71 million 239 thousand dollars in 2018 and 80 million 406 thousand dollars in 2019. Noting that imports declined to 84 million 282 thousand dollars in …

DAR ES SALAAM-Anadolu Agency A Tanzanian firm has sealed a 3 billion dollars deal with a Turkish investment firm to develop modern fish processing facilities and a landing port, local officials said on Nov. 28. The investment in Zanzibar-based Salmin Fisheries by Northland Capital Investment is part of the government’s “blue” economy policy …

Press release… The exports of the Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) increased by 7 percent in November compared to the last year and reached 1 billion 213 million dollars. Thus, EİB achieved the highest November exports ever. On the other hand, Turkey’s exports, down 1 percent also in November, amounted to …

Turkey’s tomato exports increased by 7.5% in the first 11 months of 2020 compared with the same period last year to reach 280 million dollars (nearly TL 2.2 billion). Tomatoes produced in the country have been exported to 60 countries worldwide, an Anadolu Agency (AA) report said Thursday, citing data …

Antalya Commodity Exchange Chairman Ali Çandır said that Antalya province has a performance above Turkey’s average in terms of foreign trade. Çandır said, “According to the data of Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT) Antalya’s exports has surpassed its imports by 166 percent in the first nine months of this year, while …