Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

Press release… The fight against pesticides should be seen as a priority area in the circular economy action plan! A call from the fresh fruit and vegetable sector: We must take action in the fight against pesticides With the EU Green Deal, it aims to reduce the use of pesticides …

Press release… They set an export target of 1.5 billion dollars by 2023… While Turkey’s fresh fruit, vegetable and products sectors reached 5 billion 111 million dollars in exports in 2021, Aegean exporters increased their exports by 60 percent in the last four years and realized 23 percent of this …

Press release… Hayrettin Uçak: Turkiye is a unique country in terms of agricultural crops diversity Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (EYMSİB) Chairperson Hayrettin Uçak said that in 2020, they broke a very important record in the history of the Association. Uçak said, “We have ensured the sustainability of …

Press release… Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) achieved an export of 16 billion 325 million dollars in 2021. EIB managed to increase its exports of 13 billion 4 million dollars in 2020 by 26 percent. The export of the Aegean Region increased by 29 pct from 21 billion 800 million dollars …

Press release… Kumquat added to the list of agricultural products of İzmir… “Golden orange” kumquat started to be produced in Izmir… The tropical fruit kumquat, which is known as the “golden orange” by the Chinese and is rich in vitamin C, has taken its place among the agricultural crops of …

“Cemele pepper”, the local flavour of Turkey’s Central Anatolian province of Kırşehir, has been registered with a geographical indication certificate. Under the leadership of Battal Çelik, Secretary General of Kırşehir Commodity Exchange and Kırşehir Ahi Evran University Faculty of Agriculture Lecturer Assoc. Dr. Mustafa Kan, faculty members Dr. Serdar Genç …

Press release… Turkish starters (appetisers) decorate the tables of 150 countries.. Germans and Iraqis liked Turkish appetisers the most… The starters (appetisers), in which the fruits and vegetables grown in Anatolian lands are blended with spices, olives, olive oil, dried fruits, cereals, pulses and oil seeds, decorated the tables of …

A yield of over 60 thousand tonnes is expected for carrots, which have started to be harvested in the Amik Plain, one of Turkey’s most important agricultural production centres. Agricultural workers, who come to the muddy fields due to the rains in the early hours of the morning, pick the …

“Rize tea”, which has been registered by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) and received a geographical indication certificate, will be offered for sale in the first period of 2022. Chair of Rize Commodity Exchange (RTB) Mehmet Erdoğan said that as a result of their work with the National …

Press release… Turkey’s exports of pickles, which are indispensable on the table in autumn and winter, reached 300 million dollars. Turkey decorated the tables of 129 countries with pickles in 2021. Hayrettin Uçak Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association Chairperson Hayrettin Uçak stated that Turkey closed the year 2020 …