Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

Press release… The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association (EYMSİB) will join forces to produce residue-free fruit and vegetables. Aegean Region’s fresh fruit, vegetables and products export target for 2021 is set for 1 billion 200 million dollars. EYMSİB has received the …

Press release… Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association Chairperson Hayrettin Uçak said that exports of tropical fruits increased by 40 percent over the last three years. Uçak said, “The way to branding as a country in agriculture and food is to produce value-added crops and to produce what the …

Press release… If we extend the season of crop variety and export products, new markets will open… Speaking about the work carried out by the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, in terms of ensuring sustainable food supply, Board Member Cengiz Balık said, “Extending the season of product variety …

Press release… Hayrettin Uçak, Chairperson of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, said that despite the pandemic, they reached a record export figure of 1 billion 40 million dollars in 2020 and that working in collaboration with public institutions had a great share in this success. Hayrettin Uçak …

Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association Chairperson Nejdat Sin said that Turkey’s fresh fruit and vegetable exports increased by 23 percent in February compared to the same month last year and amounted to 250 million dollars. Sin said, “As the leader and coordinator for carrying out secretarial services, our …

After 2021 is declared as the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables by the United Nations (UN), exporters focusing on new markets aim to contribute more to the country’s economy. Nejdat Sin, Chairman of the Board of Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, said that there were significant developments …

Press release… The pomegranate fruit, the symbol of fertility, had a prosperous year in exports in 2020. Turkey’s pomegranate exports rose by 29 percent in 2020 and reached from 97 million 489 thousand dollars to 126 million and 54 thousand dollars. The export of pomegranate broke a historical record with …

Kemal Kaçmaz, President of the National Citrus Council, said that citrus is the most important sub-group in the fresh fruit and vegetable sector. Stating that they welcome the announcement of this year as the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables by the The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United …

The market share of Turkish products in ketchup, mayonnaise and sauce categories is gradually increasing in Europe and the USA. Turkey made exports about 19.4 million dollars in tomato-based sauce, 157 million dollars in tomato paste and 15 million dollars in mayonnaise last year. Hakan Koçoğlu, General Manager of Assan …

Press release… Turkey’s largest agro-industrial zone, Dikili Agriculture Based Specialized Organized Industrial Zone (TDİOSB) is waiting for investors. TDİOSB will increase the production of fresh fruits and vegetables in the Aegean Region by 80 thousand tonnes per year, also provide employment for 3 thousand 500 people and produce with renewable …