Foreign Trade

Türkiye doubts Black Sea grain deal could survive without Russia, says President Erdoğan’s chief adviser… There is no alternative to the Black Sea Grain Initiative, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s chief adviser Akif Çağatay Kılıç said on Monday.  Stressing the importance of the revival of the Black Sea grain deal, …

In 2022, the Netherlands exported 122.3 billion euros worth of agricultural goods. This is over 17 percent more than in 2021. The increase in the value of agricultural exports comes from higher export prices. This is reported by Wageningen Economic Research (WUR) and Statistics Netherlands (CBS) on the basis of …

Press release… Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB) organised a Buyer Delegation Organisation for the dried fruit sector from Japan, which imports 65 billion dollars of food annually, on 24-25 August 2023 through the Ministry of Trade. Mehmet Ali Işık Aegean Exporters’ Associations Organic Products and Sustainability Coordinator Mehmet Ali Işık, Chairman …

Ukrainian farmers plan to expand the sown area of winter rapeseed crops for 2024 to a record 1.9 million hectares but may cut the sown area of winter wheat, an Agriculture Ministry survey revealed on Monday. The survey said that 45% of farmers did not plan to reduce the winter …

Press release… Türkiye’s exports of dried figs, raisins and dried apricots, of which the country is the world leader, surpassed 1 billion dollars… Türkiye is the world leader in production and exports of superfoods with high nutritional value; sultanas, dried apricots and dried figs generated export revenues of 1 billion …

Experts, officials and sector representatives to discuss pressing issues affecting markets… ISTANBUL… The International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM) Eurasia will gather for a conference in Istanbul between 31 August-01 September next week. The association carries out 55% of the global flour trade. Starting on Thursday, the two-day conference will …

Türkiye aims to ramp up its food and agricultural products export revenues to 50 billion dollars in 2028, says Mustafa Gültepe, the president of the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TİM). Mustafa Gültepe The country generated some 27 billion dollars in food and agricultural products exports last year. In the first seven months of 2023, the agriculture industry’s …

Press release… The Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB) held a “Hazelnut Sector Press Conference” with the participation of Mehmet Cirav, Sebahattin Arslantürk and Tahsin Büyükaydın, the leading hazelnut industrialists and exporters of the region, under the chairmanship of Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan, Vice President of the DKİB. Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan, …

Press release… Uludağ Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (UYMSİB) held an evaluation meeting before the harvest and export season of Bursa Black Fig, one of the brand values of the province. Dr. Senih Yazgan Uludağ Fruit and Vegetable Products Exporters’ Association (UMSMİB) Chairman Özkan Kamiloğlu, exporter company managers and …

Press release… Ferhat Gürüz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association, announced that Türkiye’s fresh fruit and vegetable exports in July reached 197.1 million dollars with a spike of 27 percent compared to the same period last year. Emphasising that the Eastern …