Farming

Press release… FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE EXPORTS SOARED, MEDITERRANEAN MAINTAINED ITS LEADERSHIP… 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 reached 3.7 billion dollars in 2025, a 9 percent increase compared to the …

Press release… Emre Uygun, Chair of the Aegean Olive and Olive Oil Exporters Association, stated that in the 2024-25 harvest year, Turkish olive growers produced 750,000 tonnes of table olives and 475,000 tonnes of olive oil, according to Ministry of Agriculture data. “This placed Türkiye second in global production after …

Producers in Türkiye’s mediterranean province of Antalya who cultivate high-value alternative products have turned to the tropical fruit avocado, which has been the subject of adaptation studies since the early 1970s and is growing in popularity every year. Antalya… According to the Western Mediterranean Agricultural Research Institute Directorate (BATEM) in …

Last year, exports from Malatya amounted to nearly 335 million dollars… Malatya, a province that plays a significant role in Türkiye’s dried apricot exports, contributed 334 million 979 thousand dollars to the country’s economy last year. Malatya… The United States topped the list of countries to which exports were made …

Between January and December 2025, hazelnuts were sold from Türkiye to 122 countries, primarily Germany, as well as autonomous and free zones. Trabzon… According to information compiled by an Anatolian Agency (AA) correspondent from data provided by the Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB), Türkiye, which holds a significant share …

Press release… Portuguese agricultural delegation in Akhisar district of Manisa… The Akhisar Commodity Exchange hosted a delegation from APPITAD, a farmers’ union operating in the Mirandela region in northern Portugal. During the technical visit, similar problems and experiences encountered in olive farming and the olive oil sector were discussed. Alper …

A new comprehensive review shows that unmanned aerial vehicles have moved from niche applications into a central role within smart agriculture, reshaping how food is produced, measured, and optimized across the world. The transformation is documented in the study A Review of Drones in Smart Agriculture: Issues, Models, Trends and Challenges, published …

Türkiye’s exports of ornamental plants and related products rose 13.7 percent to nearly 160 million dollars in 2025, reaching the highest annual export level in the sector’s history, according to a report on Sunday. Activities in trade diplomacy and support for exporters set new export records last year. Türkiye’s overall …

Benchmark of world food commodity prices averaged 4.3 percent higher across 2025 compared to 2024… 09/01/2026 Rome – The benchmark for world food commodity prices fell in December compared to the previous month, as declines in dairy product, meat and vegetable oil quotations more than offset increases in those for cereals …

Press release… Mehmet Ali Işık, Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB) Organic Products and Sustainability Coordinator and Chair of the Aegean Dried Fruit and Products Exporters’ Association, stated that the dried fruit sector, one of Türkiye’s most strategic sectors, has generated 1.74 billion dollars in net foreign exchange revenue for the country …