Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

Press release… August 2026… Cengiz Balık, Chair of the Aegean Fresh Fruits and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, stated that Türkiye recovered from the losses in cherry exports caused by the climate crisis in 2025 by 2026. Explaining that cherry exports are showing a positive trend not only in terms of quantity …

Press release… August 2026… Türkiye healed the wounds of its 2025 export losses due to the climate crisis in 2026! Between January 1 and August 10, 2026, the country exported 68,737 tonnes of cherries, earning 235 million dollars in foreign exchange. In the same period of 2025, cherry exports amounted …

Press release… August 2026… The Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association exported 72,074 tonnes of fresh fruit and vegetables in July, generating 92.6 million dollars in foreign exchange revenue. Having increased its export value by 54 percent compared to the same period last year, the Association single-handedly accounted for …

Press release… August 2026… The export journey of the Bursa Black fig and the Sarılop fresh fig – in which Türkiye is a world leader in both production and export – kicks off… Having earned 94 million dollars in foreign exchange from fresh fig exports in 2025, Türkiye is targeting …

August 2026… According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 526 million tonnes of food are wasted every year due to inadequate refrigeration. In Türkiye, the annual food loss is estimated to be between 12-15 million tonnes. Food experts state that a cold chain that operates uninterrupted from …

Press release… August 2026… The Turkish fresh fruit and vegetable sector has achieved a significant success story in the last 22 years by transforming its production capacity into exports. The sector’s exports soared by 175 percent, from 1,337,000 tonnes to 3,669,000 tonnes. Cengiz Balık According to a compilation of data …

Press release… July 2026… Cengiz Balık, Chair of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association, stated that they consider 2025 a successful year for their sector. The most exported products were cherries, tomatoes, tangerines and peaches… Emphasizing that they also made a strong start to 2026, he said that …

July 2026… Türkiye Earned 60,989,000 Dollars from Dried Tomato Exports in the First Half of the Year… Türkiye earned 60,989,000 dollars from the export of 18,301 tonnes of dried tomatoes to 91 countries in the January-June period of 2026. The highest export volume during this period was to the USA …

July 2026… Türkiye exported 911 million and 35 thousand dollars worth of citrus fruits in the first six months of this year. According to data from the Mediterranean Exporters’ Associations, 807,114 tonnes of citrus fruits were exported in the January-June period of 2026. Kemal Kaçmaz The sector, which exported 518 …

July 2026… Türkiye Earned 60,989,000 dollars from Dried Tomato Exports in the First Half of the Year… Türkiye generated 60,989,000 dollars from the export of 18,301 tonnes of dried tomatoes to 91 countries in the January-June period of 2026. IZMIR… Türkiye, the world’s third largest tomato producer after China and …