Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

Press release… Hayrettin Uçak, Chair of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, stated that exports fell by 9 percent to 560 million dollars in the first half of 2025. Uçak explained that in the first half of 2025, tomato exports surpassed cherry exports with 39 million dollars, rising …

Press release… Türkiye, which ranks first in the world in cherry production, suffered frost damage during the cold weather in March and April this year. Türkiye, which exported 67,000 tonnes of cherries in 2024, was only able to export 6,000 tonnes by the end of the cherry season in 2025. …

The Vinegar Producers Association (SirkeDer) was established in November 2020 in Izmir with the aim of bringing together vinegar producers in the sector to enhance the ethical development of the vinegar production industry, overcome the challenges faced in the sector, raise awareness among end consumers about vinegar production and consumption, …

Mushroom production in Türkiye, which was 55,455 tonnes in 2020, rose to 75,340 tonnes last year. Ankara… According to information obtained by an Anatolian Agency (AA) correspondent from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, edible mushrooms have been cultivated in Türkiye since the 1960s. White cap, chestnut, oyster, truffle and …

Press release… TÜRKİYE MAINTAINED ITS EXPORT VALUE IN FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES DESPITE CLIMATE SHOCK… 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 May amounted to 283.6 million dollars. Noting that there …

Press release… ANATOLIAN DELICACIES RECEIVE ‘MODERN LEGEND’ AWARD FROM RUSSIA… DOUBLE AWARD FOR TURKISH FOOD PRODUCTS FROM THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE… In Russia, one of Türkiye’s most important export markets, the promotional campaigns for ‘Turkish Fresh Fruit and Vegetables’ and ‘Turkish Bulgur’ carried out under the Ministry of Trade’s Turquality support …

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 April totalled 237.5 million dollars. Emphasising that they achieved a spike of 12 percent in the fourth month of the year compared …

Press release… Ferhat Gürüz, Chair of the Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, announced that tangerine export value surged dramatically by 220 percent! Evaluating the exports of the sector in April according to product groups, Gürüz said, “The group with the highest exports in the said period was fresh …

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 April totalled 237.5 million dollars. Emphasising that they achieved an increase of 12 percent in the fourth month of the year compared …

Press release… Hayrettin Uçak, Chair of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, who is also a producer, stated that climate change has made itself felt more clearly today and that it is imperative to switch to covered production and to spread agricultural insurance in order to prevent the …