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Dried fig stakeholders come together at a workshop…

Press release… A workshop on dried figs was held in Türkiye’s western province of Aydın with the aim of developing the sustainable and competitive structure of the heavenly fruit, increasing its exports, and finding solutions to production and export-related problems. Mehmet Ali Işık Speaking at the ‘Dried Fig Workshop,’ Mehmet …

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Fevzi Çondur: Aydın Pine Pistachio was crowned with European Union Registration!

Press release… Another Geographical Indication Registration Success by Aydın Commodity Exchange! Aydın Commodity Exchange Chairman of the Board of Directors Fevzi Çondur emphasised that their work on the branding of agricultural products specific to Aydın has always yielded concrete and successful results. Stating that they have carried out exemplary works …

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Exporters transform aflatoxin-contaminated figs into energy, receive international sustainability award in Spain…

Press release… Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association’s “Sustainable Management of Dried Figs with Aflatoxin Project” was deemed worthy of the award in the competition where eight countries, including the USA, Spain, Austria and China, were nominated. In addition to contributing to the prestige of Turkish dried figs, the …

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Turkish raisins mostly demanded by the British, dried figs, dried apricots by the Americans…

Press release… The country importing the most seedless raisins from Türkiye was the UK with 117 million dollars, while the Netherlands was the top importing partner with a demand of 48.5 million dollars. Germany imported 38.4 million dollars worth of Turkish grapes and ranked third, while we exported 35 million …

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Mehmet Ali Işık: The magnificent trio earned 1 billion dollars in exports

Press release… Exports of sultanas, dried apricots and dried figs exceed 1 billion dollars… Sultanas In the remaining period of the 2024/25 season, exports of sultanas, dried apricots and dried figs, in which Türkiye is the world leader in production and exports, increased by 9 percent from 924 million to …

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Mehmet Cirav: We had a successful export season in hazelnut

Press release… In the January-April period of 2025, 104 thousand 213 tonnes of hazelnuts were exported from Türkiye and foreign currency inflow amounting to 853 million 91 thousand dollars was obtained. When these export realisations were compared with the same period of the previous year, there was an increase of …

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Ahmet Göksan: Global dried fruit sector comes together in Spain

Press release… Aegean Dried Fruit and Dried Fruit Exporters’ Association to Represent Turkish Dried Fruit Sector at 2025 INC Congress… EKMMİB Leads the Sustainable Future on Global Platforms… Aegean Dried Fruit and Dried Fruit Exporters’ Association (EKMMİB) continues to make global contributions in the fields of sustainability, scientific cooperation and …

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Hasan Osman Sabır: Türkiye’s share in hazelnut production is decreasing!

Hasan Osman Sabır, Chair of the Black Sea Hazelnut and Products Exporters’ Association, explained that Türkiye’s share in world hazelnut production has decreased in recent years. Although there has been a surge in exports, the country’s share in total hazelnut production has fallen to 60-65 percent. It was also stated …

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Apricots, hit hard by frost!

Türkiye has exported nearly 330 million dollars worth of apricots over the past five years, underscoring the importance of the fruit that has been among the most severely damaged by severe frost earlier this month. The cold snap not only devastated apricots, but also caused significant harm to peaches, apples, nectarines, as …

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Mehmet Ali Işık: We had a rewarding year in dried fruit exports

Press release… Mehmet Ali Işık, Chair of the Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association, stated that they had a rewarding year in 2024 by combining fairs, Development of International Competitiveness Projects and TURQUALITY Projects, Türkiye’s dried fruit exports surged by 15.5 percent to 1 billion 856 million dollars and …

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