Giresun… Türkiye generated more than 2.25 billion dollaars in revenue from hazelnut sales in 2025, according to Hasan Osman Sabır, Chairman of the Black Sea Hazelnut and Products Exporters’ Association (KFMİB). In a written statement, Sabır reported that between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2025, the country exported 238,704 tons of hazelnuts, bringing in …
Read More »Turkish dried fruit sector sets its sights on 2025…
Press release… Türkiye, a world leader in the production and export of seedless raisins, dried apricots and dried figs, which dominate the dried fruit sector, achieved exports worth 1.7 billion dollars in 2025 despite production losses caused by the climate crisis. Turkish Aegean Dried Fruit and Products Exporters Association, which …
Read More »Aydın Chestnut, which accounts for 33 per cent of Türkiye’s production, is preparing for export…
Following the completion of the chestnut harvest in the Aegean province of Aydın, the products are being processed and prepared for export. According to FAO data, Türkiye ranks fourth in the world with a production of 71,000 tonnes, while Aydın is the province with the highest chestnut production. The Provincial …
Read More »Mehmet Cirav: Hazelnut exports continue to decline!
Press release… In the January-November period of 2025, 221 thousand tonnes of hazelnuts were exported from Türkiye, generating foreign exchange earnings of 2 billion 9 million 244 thousand dollars. Compared to the same period of the previous year, this export volume decreased by 24 per cent in quantity and 14 …
Read More »Türkiye will account for 30 percent of global raisin exports!
Press release… Global production of seedless raisins, of which Türkiye is the world leader in production and export, decreased by 7 percent in 2025, from 1,157,000 tonnes to 1,079,000 tonnes. Global raisin exports are projected to reach 486,802 tonnes in 2025. Türkiye will account for 30 percent of global raisin …
Read More »“Our target for food exports to Japan is 1 billion dollars!”
Press release… Hayrettin Uçak, Chair of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, stated that Turkish food exporters have ramped up their exports to Japan by 75 percent in the last five years, from 209 million to 367 million dollars. “We expect Türkiye’s food exports to Japan to make …
Read More »Sebahattin Arslantürk: Alarm bells continue to ring for hazelnut!
Press release… In the January-October period of 2025, 206,000 tonnes of hazelnuts were exported from Türkiye, generating a foreign exchange inflow of 1.813 billion dollars. Compared to the same period of the previous year, these exports decreased by 19 percent in quantity and 12 percent in value. Sebahattin Arslantürk, Deputy …
Read More »Turkish Competition Authority: Ferrero should fulfill its commitments in Türkiye!
Italian company’s delay in purchasing hazelnuts is its own choice and it cannot pass on the cost of its wrong strategy to Türkiye, says head of authority! ANKARA… Türkiye’s Competition Authority said Monday that it is imperative for the Italian company Ferrero, the maker of Nutella, which has been operating …
Read More »Mehmet Ali Işık: We aim to surpass 400 million dollars in the new dried figs export season
Press release… The target for the 2025/26 season is 400 million dollars… Mehmet Ali Işık, Chair of the Aegean Dried Fruit and Products Exporters’ Association, announced that their aim to maintain their global leadership in dried fig production and exports. saying, “We are continuously working to ensure the healthy and …
Read More »Dried fig exports reach a historic record of 369 million dollars!
Press release… Türkiye completed the 2024/25 export season with a successful performance in dried figs, the fruit of paradise. Foreign exchange earnings from dried fig exports soared by 27 percent in the 2024/25 season, from 290,858,000 dollars to 369,759,000 dollars. Türkiye surpassed the 300 million dollars threshold for the first …
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