Dried Fruits and Vegetables

Press release… Işık: “We are the world leader in the production and export of seedless raisins, dried apricots and dried figs.” Mehmet Ali Işık, Chairperson of the Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association, stated that World Food Day, October 16th, presents a significant opportunity to remember the importance of …

Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı, who travelled to China for the Belt and Road Food Security Conference, signed protocols paving the way for exports of seafood, including salmon, sea bream and sea bass and almonds to China. Yumaklı stated that Türkiye is also keen to enter the Chinese market …

Press Release… Industry stalwarts and agri-leaders unite to steer innovation and global collaboration in the potato value chain. As anticipation builds for the Global Potato Summit 2025 (GPS 2025), the organizing committee of the Global Potato Summit 2025 proudly announces the formation of its Honorary Advisory Board, a distinguished panel …

Press release… Turkish dried fig exporters send a message to the European Union, “We are doing our homework on dried figs” To ensure that the journey of the heavenly fruit, dried figs, to its largest export market, the European Union, is healthy and sustainable, Mehmet Ali Işık, Chairman of the …

Press release… ALARM BELLS RINGING FOR HAZELNUTS… EXPORT SEASON STARTS WITH A DECLINE… Between January and September 2025, 188,000 tonnes of hazelnuts were exported from Türkiye, generating foreign exchange earnings of 1 billion 610 million 926 thousand dollars. Compared to the same period last year, this represents a 12 percent …

Press release… Sebahattin Arslantürk, Vice Chairman of the Hazelnut and Hazelnut Products Sector Committee of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB), announced that a very challenging season awaits hazelnut stakeholders, reminding them that he has repeatedly issued warnings regarding the 2025 crop since February. Arslantürk emphasized that he has …

Press release… The INTERFRESH EURASIA – Fresh Fruit, Vegetable Packaging, Storage, Logistics and New Technologies Fair, which has been held since 2018, took place in Izmir from September 18-20, 2025, bringing together visitors and exhibitors from over 70 countries. Interfresh, with 158 companies representing over 200 brands, hosted 14,540 visitors. …

Press release… Aydın Commodity Exchange Provides Double Support to Dried Fig Producers… The Aydın Commodity Exchange (ATB) has provided double support to producers in their fight against the aflatoxin and ochratoxin problem in dried figs, a product Aydın leads in both production and export. The ATB, which hosts sectoral meetings …

The Black Sea Exporters’ Associations (KİB) introduced Turkish hazelnuts at the ISM Middle East fair in Dubai. The fair emphasized the goals of adding new buyers to the portfolio and increasing Turkish hazelnut exports. Turkish hazelnuts were introduced at the “ISM Middle East” fair organized by the Black Sea Exporters’ …

Türkiye’s seedless dried grape exports hit a 25-year low in volume during the 2024-2025 season, but generated the highest export revenue in the country’s Republican history, according to data released by the Aegean Exporters’ Association. From Sept. 1, 2024, to Aug. 31, 2025, Türkiye exported 153,593 metric tonnes of seedless raisins – …