Foreign Trade

Vehbi Canpolat, Chairperson of Türkiye Textile Finishing Industrialists’ Association (TTTSD), said, “Our cotton import has exceeded 2 million tonnes, our production is about 800-900 thousand tonnes. China, India and Uzbekistan do not sell us fibre anymore, we buy it from the USA, Greece, Brazil and Australia.” Vehbi Canpolat “Drought and …

In the 2021/22 export season, which started on October 6, 2021, of the dried fig, the fruit of paradise, 62 thousand 116 tonnes were exported until July 30, 2022, bringing 232 million dollars of foreign currency to Türkiye. Dried fig exports were 230 million dollars in the same period of …

Competing with seedless raisins from time to time with its export performance in the 2021/22 season, dried apricots decreased from 87 thousand tonnes to 80 thousand tonnes with a decline of 7 percent on quantity basis compared to the 2020/21 season. However, since Turkish dried apricots were exported with an …

The United Nations food agency’s world price index fell for the fifth month in a row in August, further from all-time highs hit earlier this year, as a resumption of grain exports from Ukrainian ports contributed to improving supply prospects. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Friday that …

Israel can contribute in exporting high-tech to help Turkish agricultural field become much more modern, upgraded, say experts… ANKARA / JERUSALEM Although many analysts see energy partnership between Israel and Türkiye as key, some say ties can flourish further with cooperation in a host of other areas such as agricultural …

Press release… Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association Chairperson Bedri Girit stated that they aim to export 50 million dollars annually from Türkiye, which is the second in world honey production. Bedri Girit also said that they introduced the Turkish beekeeping industry to thousands of industry members from 138 …

Press release… Seedless raisins became the export leader among dried fruits this season. While exporting 203 thousand tonnes of raisins worth of 393 million dollars between September 1, 2020 and July 31, 2021, Türkiye exported 232 thousand tonnes of raisins in the same period in the 2021/22 season and recorded …

Press release… Mehmet Ali Işık, Chairperson of Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association, who shared the information that Türkiye is the world’s dried fruit warehouse thanks to its suitable climatic features and fertile lands for dried fruit production, said, “With the joint action of the producers, we have brought …

Announcing the export figures for July, Istanbul Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters’ Association (İHBİR) drew attention to the continuation of the increase in Türkiye’s grain and pulses exports. In order for this increase to be permanent, Kazım Taycı, Chairman of the Board of İHBİR, advised exporters that they should …

While the world’s leading cotton producers expect a record decrease in yield due to the drought, drought has entered the agenda of the textile industry in Türkiye. It is stated that while there has been a contraction in apparel and textile orders since June, producer countries have started to keep …