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Emre Uygun: Our expectation from the EU is a fair competitive environment in keeping with the spirit of free trade

Press release… The Turkish olive oil sector, which has been suffering a decline in exports for two seasons, aims to overcome the bottleneck in exports through an accurately assessed harvest and a quota to be secured from the European Union. The Turkish olive oil sector gathered at the “Olive and …

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Muhammet Öztürk: Our target is to exceed 2 billion dollars in exports

Press release… Muhammet Öztürk, Chair of the Aegean Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Processed Products Exporters’ Association, stated that they take pride in having increased annual export figures from 682 million dollars when they took office to 1 billion 185 million dollars by the end of 2025, representing a 74 percent …

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FAO: Global food prices could keep rising if Iran war lasts!

Global food prices rose for a second straight month in March to hit their highest level since September last year and could rise further if the Middle East conflict that pushed up energy prices continues, the United Nations Food and ​Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Friday. “Price rises since the …

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Bekir Karacabey: Türkiye aims to plant 600 million saplings and seeds by November 2026!

Using 14 UAVs and 2,800 camera traps, forests are monitored 24/7, positioning Türkiye among the world’s most technologically advanced countries in forest protection and fire prevention… Türkiye is advancing its large-scale afforestation efforts with a target of planting 600 million saplings and seeds by November 2026, Forestry General Director Bekir …

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Günhan Ulusoy: Global food and agriculture value chains are under pressure!

Global food and agriculture value chains are under pressure from rising energy and logistics costs fueled by the U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict, affecting everything from production to delivery, according to the head of the International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM) Eurasia Eren Günhan Ulusoy. Günhan Ulusoy The primary issue is a transport …

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Agricultural commodity prices surge due to Middle East tensions!

Disruptions in fertilizer, urea, energy supply chains create food crisis, rivaling or even more serious than in 2022, when Russia-Ukraine war began, experts say… March 31, 2026 ISTANBUL… Agricultural and food production are under immense pressure amid geopolitical risks in the Middle East and the decline in tanker traffic through …

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War in Iran sparks fertilizer shortage and threatens food prices!

Farmers around the world are feeling the squeeze of the Iran war. Gas prices have shot up and fertilizer supplies are waning due to Tehran’s near shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for U.S. and Israeli bombing. The fertilizer shortage is putting the livelihood of farmers in developing countries — already troubled …

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Emre Uygun: All stakeholders must work shoulder to shoulder in olive oil sector

Press release… Export champions in the olive and olive oil sector receive their awards… The Turkish olive oil sector, which has been suffering a decline in exports for two seasons, aims to overcome the bottleneck in exports through an accurately assessed harvest and a quota to be secured from the …

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A push for sustainability in Aegean fresh fruit and vegetable exports!

Press release… A three-pronged sustainability initiative from the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association The Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association becomes the leader in plant product exports in the Aegean Region with exports totalling 1 billion 232 million dollars in 2025. The Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable …

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Poyraz Olive Oil wins the “Star of Exports” award!

Press release… Poyraz Olive Oils ranks in the top 10 of the ‘Stars of Export’… At the ‘Stars of Export’ Awards Ceremony organised by the Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB), Poyraz Olive Oils ranked seventh among the top 10 companies in Türkiye for packaged olive oil exports. The Aegean Exporters’ Associations …

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