Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

Press release… Ferhat Gürüz, Chairman of the Board of the Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (AYMSİB), announced that the sector’s exports throughout Türkiye reached 239.2 million dollars in October and that they, as the Association, supported this performance by 49%. Stating that as the Turkish fresh fruit and …

Press release… Harvest enthusiasm in quince, where Türkiye is the world leader in production and export… Harvest enthusiasm is experienced in quince, which Türkiye is the first in production and export across the world. Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association organized a “Quince Harvest Ceremony” in Selçuk District of …

Press release… Aegean fresh fruit and vegetable exporters focused on the Asian market! Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association (EYMSİB) participated in the Asia Fruit Logistica Fair held in Bangkok, Thailand on 2-4 November 2022 with an info stand. Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association Chairman Hayrettin Uçak, …

In the first half of 2022, tropical fruit exports were $7.9 million, said Hayrettin Uçak, the head of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (EYMSİB). He added that the country’s exports leaped 225 percent between 2018 and 2021. “In 2020, Türkiye exported tropical fruits to around 60 countries, …

Türkiye has started growing seven tropical fruits brought from the United States, officials have said, adding that the adaptation process of some four other fruits is ongoing. Tropical fruit cultivation, which started with materials brought from abroad for hobby gardens in the early 2000s in Türkiye, has started to increase with …

Türkiye’s fruits, beverage and spices crops are expected to increase by 3.8 percent from the previous year to reach 25.8 million tons in 2022, according to this year’s second estimate the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) released on Oct. 28. The increases in apple, grapes, peaches and nectarine will be around …

Press release… Due to the start of the tangerine season, Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association held a “Mandarin Harvest Ceremony” in Gümüldür region of Izmir, the capital of world-famous satsuma tangerine. Emphasizing that the tangerine is the export champion with an amount of 453 million dollars in fruit …

Harvest has started in Antalya’s Döşemealtı district, where 25 percent of Türkiye’s pomegranate needs are met. Turgay Genç Turgay Genç, Mayor of Döşemealtı, who participated in the harvest, said, “90 percent of the 30-40 thousand tonnes of pomegranate harvested is exported to Europe and the Middle East. It put a …

Türkiye’s fresh fruit and vegetable exports amounted to $1.94 billion in the first nine months of this year, with 34 percent of those exports going to Russia. The country delivered 3.35 million tons of fruit and vegetables to foreign markets this year, according to Ferhat Gürüz, the head of the Mediterranean Fresh …

Press release… Intense interest in the Turkish fresh fruit and vegetable sector in Russia Fresh fruit and vegetable exporters laid the groundwork for new collaborations in Russia, as the main market… WorldFood Moscow Fair, which was held for the 31st time between 20-23 September 2022 in Moscow, the capital of …