Dried Fruits and Vegetables

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 – …

The price of shelled pistachios for baklava has soared 213 percent in the past year, reaching TL 2,350 (56.90 dollars) per kilogram, according to Mehmet Yıldırım, president of the Baklava and Dessert Producers Association (BAKTAD). Yıldırım noted that even if there were no harvest this year, pistachio prices should not …

The TMO’s purchase price for seedless raisins has been set at 120 lira… The purchase price for No. 9 seedless raisins by the Turkish Grain Board (TMO) has been set at 120 lira per kilogram. Ankara… In a statement from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, it was noted that …

The Giresun Commodity Exchange (GTB) announced that, as part of the ‘Supporting the Development of International Competitiveness’ project backed by the Ministry of Trade, promotional activities for hazelnuts will be carried out in Japan, Chile and China. Hamza Bölük, Chair of the Giresun Commodity Exchange, told an Anatolian Agency (AA) …

Mardin almond sweet (sugar) is produced in the region as a result of intensive work… Mardin… Blue almond sugar, made by coating almonds grown in Mardin’s vineyards and orchards with a special syrup prepared in copper cauldrons after roasting, is popular for its taste and aroma. Almond sugar, which gets …