Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

Press release… Bülent Sarıkaya, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association, announced that they achieved 1.12 billion dollars in exports during the January-June period of 2026. Emphasizing that they ramped up their export performance by 49 percent compared to the same period …

July 2026… ŞANLIURFA… According to information compiled by an Anatolian Agency (AA) reporter from data provided by the Southeastern Anatolia Exporters’ Associations (GAİB), Türkiye exported tomatoes worth 401,193,000 dollars to 51 countries last year. Tomato exports, which totaled 259,448,000 dollars in the January-June period of last year, reached 252,509,000 dollars …

Press release… July 2026… Our Export Target is 200 Million Dollars in the Medium Term… Cengiz Balık, Chair of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, stated that they are focusing not only on increasing export volume but also on markets that will ramp up the export value per …

Press release… July 2026… Exporters of fresh fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetable products are set to forge new trade links in Japan and South Korea. As part of Türkiye’s strategy to target high-value-added markets for the export of fresh fruit, vegetables and fruit and vegetable products, the …

Press release… June 2026… Türkiye is the world leader in cherry production, with an annual output of 700,000 tonnes from an area of 1 million 400 thousand decares. Seeking to translate its strength in cherry production into exports, the country is at a critical juncture in commencing cherry exports to …

Türkiye, one of the world’s largest cherry producers, is preparing to resume cherry exports to the Chinese market, daily Milliyet has reported. Cherry exports to China, which were suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic, may restart following talks between the two countries. Türkiye leads global cherry production with an annual output of 700,000 tonnes, of which …

Press release June, 2026… Cengiz Balık, Chair of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, stated that fresh fruit and vegetable sector has demonstrated an export performance far exceeding the growth in production. “Looking at the period from 2002 to 2024, whilst our production soared by approximately 50 percent, …

Press release… At the 33rd General Assembly of the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TIM)—the umbrella organisation for 160,000 exporters across 27 sectors and 61 exporters’ associations, which has brought in 396 billion dollars in foreign exchange to Türkiye over the past year—the leadership team set to steer Turkish exports for the …

Press release… The Turkish fresh fruit and vegetable sector has achieved a remarkable success story over the past 22 years by channelling its production capacity into exports. The sector’s exports rose by 175 percent, from 1 million 337 thousand tonnes to 3 million 669 thousand tonnes. According to a compilation …

Press release… Türkiye’s exports of stuffed vine leaves—one of the most important delicacies of Turkish cuisine and the crown jewel of the dining table—rose by 36 percent in the first five months of 2026, from 9.5 million to 13 million dollars. The Aegean Region accounted for 80 percent of the …