Dried Fruits and Vegetables

Press release… Exports of grapes, figs and apricots in the dried fruit sector exceeded 1 billion dollars… Demand increased during the pandemic period for raisins, apricots and figs in WHO’s (World Health Organization) list of healthy products Demand increased during the pandemic for raisins, dried apricots and dried figs, which …

In Nevşehir province, one of the leading pumpkin seeds production centres across Turkey, “Nevşehir Pumpkin Seed” which has a registration of geographical indiacation, contributes about 500 million liras to regional economy. Harvesting of the snack pumpkin seeds, unique to the Nevşehir region, known for their thin and long structure, continues. …

Turkey’s hazelnut exports reached 33,471 tons in September, down from 45,706 tons in the same month last year, a regional trade union announced Friday. The Black Sea Hazelnut and Products Exporters’ Association (KFMİB) reported Turkey earned $229.25 million from hazelnut exports in the first month of the hazelnut export season, …

Press release… Hybrid promotional activity attack from the food industry aiming to export 2 billion dollars to the US market… Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB), leader of the food export in Turkey, have begun to scrutinise the United States, the world’s largest food importer. Aegean Exporters’ Associations, commenced the TURQUALITY project …

Press release… Ankara – Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB) Chairman Şemsi Bayraktar stated that free market conditions that prevent fair competition can never be accepted. Bayraktar said, “There are many producers and a small number of buyers in Antep pistachio, in this situation stability can only be achieved by …

Bekir Pakdemirli, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, said that dried fig is also one of the important brand products like raisin in the world. Pakdemirli said, “Our country with an average of 305 thousand tons of fig production on 521 thousand hectares ranks 1st across the world.” Stating that Turkey …

“We rank first in raisin exports across the world” Bekir Pakdemirli, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, said that Turkey is one of the richest countries in terms of biodiversity. Pakdemirli said, “Our country, which is the gene centre of the vine, as in many products; It has an old and …

Press release… Exporters mobilized to improve the quality of dried figs… Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association has mobilized to increase the quality, yield and food safety of dried figs, regarded as the fruit of Eden, in which Turkey is the world leader both production and exports. Figs to …

Press release… Birol Celep, Chairman of the Board of the Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association, said that dried figs are subjected to controls for compliance with human health while they enter the countries exported. Celep stated that dried fig enterprises should export well-dried products that have passed the …

Hazelnut export season started on September 1, 2019 and ended after August 31, 2020. During the 2019/2020 hazelnut export season, 342 thousand 318 tons of hazelnuts exported from Turkey and 301 billion 2 million 863 thousand 988 US dollars provided in return. It was stated that both the amount and …