Foreign Trade

History of World Pasta Day This may come as a shock, but Chef Boyardee did not invent pasta, although real-life Italian cook Hector Boiardi started the company in Pennsylvania over 80 years ago. (By the way, he accumulated a net worth of 60 million dollars.) Honestly, the world has enjoyed …

Press release… Veysel Memiş, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters’ Association (AHBİB), evaluated the sector’s exports by product group between January and June. Veysel Memiş emphasized that pulses, pastry products and vegetable oils continue to be the driving forces. Pointing out …

Press release… The DFIF deduction of 1.5 dollars per kilogram on table egg exports has been lifted… The 1.5 dollars per kilogram Support and Price Stabilisation Fund (DFIF) deduction applied to table egg exports has been lifted. Bedri Girit, Chair of the Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association, stated …

Olive oil, an essential part of Turkish cuisine, will boost gastronomy tourism in Balıkesir-Ayvalık. In Ayvalık, one of Türkiye’s major olive production centres and a designated geographical indication for olive oil, producers have expanded their focus with gastronomy tourism. Bahar Alan Nova Vera Founder Bahar Alan told an Anadolu Agency …

Türkiye’s dried fruit and product exports soared by 3.1 percent… Dried fruit and product exports reached 851,866,000 dollars in the January-June period… Gaziantep… Türkiye exported 851,866,000 dollars worth of dried fruit and product to 138 countries and free zones in the first six months of the year. According to information …

Press release… Ferhat Gürüz, Chairman of the Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, announced that they converted 210,354 tonnes of product into value across Türkiye in June, achieving 203 million dollars in exports. Stating that the Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, which provides coordination and secretarial services …

Istanbul’s blueberry yield, which is exported to more than 20 countries, is above average this year… Istanbul Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry Suat Parıldar stated that Türkiye harvests more than 6,000 tonnes of blueberries annually, adding, “All of the blueberries produced in the country are exported to more than …

Press release… Emre Uygun, Chair of the Aegean Olive and Olive Oil Exporters’ Association, announced the 11 percent spike in olive oil exports to consumer countries as an indication of the Turkish olive oil sector’s growing value-added and branded export potential. He highlighted the growing interest in Turkish olive oil …

Press release… Seabass, the leading fishery exporter, saw export spike by 10 percent in the first half of the year, reaching 303 million dollars and seabream by 8 percent, reaching 273.7 million dollars. During the same period, Turkish salmon generated 217 million dollars in foreign currency revenue, a 17 percent …

28 August 2025 at 15:30 – 16:45 CEST… Melon aisles are booming in European supermarkets. Sweet profits or bitter losses depend on knowing the market inside out. Our free CBI webinar will teach you which melon varieties and origins win space on European shelves. We will also discuss how to …