Foreign Trade

Global food prices rose for a second straight month in March to hit their highest level since September last year and could rise further if the Middle East conflict that pushed up energy prices continues, the United Nations Food and ​Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Friday. “Price rises since the …

Oğulcan Kemal Sagun, vice president of the Istanbul Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association (İSHİB), emphasized Türkiye’s strong position in global aquaculture: “We are the second-largest aquaculture producer and exporter in Europe after Norway and among the top 10 worldwide. A large share of the fish consumed in Europe comes …

Global food and agriculture value chains are under pressure from rising energy and logistics costs fueled by the U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict, affecting everything from production to delivery, according to the head of the International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM) Eurasia Eren Günhan Ulusoy. Günhan Ulusoy The primary issue is a transport …

Disruptions in fertilizer, urea, energy supply chains create food crisis, rivaling or even more serious than in 2022, when Russia-Ukraine war began, experts say… March 31, 2026 ISTANBUL… Agricultural and food production are under immense pressure amid geopolitical risks in the Middle East and the decline in tanker traffic through …

Farmers around the world are feeling the squeeze of the Iran war. Gas prices have shot up and fertilizer supplies are waning due to Tehran’s near shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for U.S. and Israeli bombing. The fertilizer shortage is putting the livelihood of farmers in developing countries — already troubled …

Press release… Export champions in the olive and olive oil sector receive their awards… The Turkish olive oil sector, which has been suffering a decline in exports for two seasons, aims to overcome the bottleneck in exports through an accurately assessed harvest and a quota to be secured from the …

Press release… A three-pronged sustainability initiative from the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association The Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association becomes the leader in plant product exports in the Aegean Region with exports totalling 1 billion 232 million dollars in 2025. The Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable …

Press release… Poyraz Olive Oils ranks in the top 10 of the ‘Stars of Export’… At the ‘Stars of Export’ Awards Ceremony organised by the Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB), Poyraz Olive Oils ranked seventh among the top 10 companies in Türkiye for packaged olive oil exports. The Aegean Exporters’ Associations …

Press release… The Turkish food sector, which brings the flavours grown in Anatolia—the world’s breadbasket—to every corner of the globe, once again demonstrated its strength in the international market at FOODEX JAPAN 2026 – the 51st International Food and Beverage Fair, the largest food fair in the Far East. Muhammet …

Türkiye’s seafood industry has strengthened expectations for a new export record in 2026 after achieving its highest-ever January-February sales. According to data from the Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB), the sector shipped 43,000 tonnes of products to 93 countries in the first two months of the year. Export revenues rose from 291.4 million …