Farming

Hazelnut export season started on September 1, 2019 and ended after August 31, 2020. During the 2019/2020 hazelnut export season, 342 thousand 318 tons of hazelnuts exported from Turkey and 301 billion 2 million 863 thousand 988 US dollars provided in return. It was stated that both the amount and …

The export journey of dried figs, the fruit of Eden, will begin on September 30 The first export journey of the Turkish dried figs, indispensable for Christians’ Christmas tables, to decorate the world’s tables, will begin on September 30, 2020. Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association held an online …

Red beet, which has begun to be harvested in Ereğli district of Konya, is exported to 25 countries as a natural food colour. Red beets are also known to strengthen the immune system. Red beet, which draws attention with its many benefits from the immune system to the digestive system, …

Researchers at the Boğaziçi University showed that fresh and dried apricot production in Malatya, the leader province both in Turkey and the world, is under threaten associated with the effects of climate change due to late-spring frosts. Continuing their research at Boğaziçi University Climate Change and Policies Application and Research …

In the export season which ended in July, 252 million 661 thousand dollars of dried apricots were exported to 115 countries from Malatya province. It is aimed to double the currency inflow from now on. In Malatya, where 85 percent of the world’s dried apricot production is made, 500 million …

Press release… Chairman of Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association Hayrettin Uçak said, “I think the importance of food production has emerged in all its reality during the pandemic process. This reflected positively on the exports of countries that produce agricultural products like ours.” Stating that when they look …

Stating that there is approximately 4 thousand tons of tobacco production in Selendi District of Manisa province, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli said the draft law on tobacco in the Parliament. Pakdemirli said, “We have a law pending in the Parliament on tobacco. There are so many foreign …

Turkey provided 1 million 189 thousand dollars of foreign exchange from black cumin by exporting 50 countries in 2019. With this performance, an all-time record was broken in black cumin exports. Black cumin exports in 7 months of the year increased by 219 percent compared to the same period of …

Press release… Celep: We are a market maker, a country that dominates the market Birol Celep, Chairman of the Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association, said that last year, raisins were exported around 2 thousand 50 dollars per tonne and this year the yield is around 270 thousand tons …

Press release… Aegean grape producers and exporters came together in Manisa where 20 percent of table grapes and 85 percent of raisins supplied. Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli attended the opening ceremony of the 2020-2021 season of Manisa Commodity Exchange’s “Manisa Sultani Seedless Grape” via teleconference from Giresun, …