Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

Press release… Türkiye’s fresh fruit and vegetable exports soared by 16 percent in the January-August period of 2023 from 1 billion 764 million dollars to 2 billion 50 million dollars. Hayrettin Uçak Hayrettin Uçak, Chairperson of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, stated that they have achieved the …

Press release… Fresh fruit and vegetable sector aims to grow in the Far East and Southeast Asia markets… Considering the 21st century as the “Asian Century”, Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (EYMSİB), which aspires to strengthen its position in the Far East and Southeast Asia markets, participated in …

Press release… Uludağ Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (UYMSİB) held an evaluation meeting before the harvest and export season of Bursa Black Fig, one of the brand values of the province. Dr. Senih Yazgan Uludağ Fruit and Vegetable Products Exporters’ Association (UMSMİB) Chairman Özkan Kamiloğlu, exporter company managers and …

Press release… Ferhat Gürüz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association, announced that Türkiye’s fresh fruit and vegetable exports in July reached 197.1 million dollars with a spike of 27 percent compared to the same period last year. Emphasising that the Eastern …

Stating that the restriction on tomato paste exports puts exporters at risk of losing the markets they have gained, Hakan Turan, President of SALKONDER, said that the practice harms both exporters and farmers. “While companies continue production with low capacity due to the restriction, tomato sales prices are far below …

Press release… Harvest has started for the world-famous seedless Sultani grapes… One of the leading agricultural export products of the Aegean region, Sultani seedless grapes, the first products harvested from the vineyards in Manisa’s Alaşehir district started their export journey. “Sultaniye Grape Harvest Ceremony” was held in Manisa – Alaşehir, …

Press release… The study initiated by Izmir Commodity Exchange (ITB), the pioneer of firsts, in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Manisa Viticulture Research Institute has yielded its first fruit. The grape variety named “Borsakarası” was included in the National Variety list. In 2019, the first products were …

News release… Fresh figs, one of the important agricultural products of the Aegean, are exported to all over the world, especially to European countries such as Germany, England, the Netherlands and France. Hayrettin Uçak The export of yellow fresh figs started on 31 July. Black figs, with a cut date …

Tea exports from Türkiye in the January-July period soared by 30 percent compared to the same period last year, reaching 17 million 182 thousand 55 dollars. Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters Association (DKİB), said that tea was sold to …

Press release… High expectations for citrus in the 2023/24 season… Citrus export target for 2023 is 1 billion dollars… The yield of citrus products in the Aegean Region was estimated at 769 thousand 302 tonnes in the 2023/24 season, a spike of 335 thousand 186 tonnes compared to the previous …