Dried Fruits and Vegetables

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …