Co-ops, Unions and Assoc.

Press release… The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Türkiye has launched a new e-commerce platform called “HepYerinden” (Always the Local) with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. This launch took place during an event held …

Press release… Türkiye’s exports of dried figs, raisins and dried apricots, of which the country is the world leader, surpassed 1 billion dollars… Türkiye is the world leader in production and exports of superfoods with high nutritional value; sultanas, dried apricots and dried figs generated export revenues of 1 billion …

Experts, officials and sector representatives to discuss pressing issues affecting markets… ISTANBUL… The International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM) Eurasia will gather for a conference in Istanbul between 31 August-01 September next week. The association carries out 55% of the global flour trade. Starting on Thursday, the two-day conference will …

Fishermen in the Black Sea region are hopeful that they will catch plenty of anchovy in this hunting season that will start on Sept. 1. Atıf Malkoç However, bonito will probably be in short supply, said Atıf Malkoç, the head of the Samsun Region Aquaculture Cooperatives Union. “Unlike this time around last year, we have …

Türkiye aims to ramp up its food and agricultural products export revenues to 50 billion dollars in 2028, says Mustafa Gültepe, the president of the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TİM). Mustafa Gültepe The country generated some 27 billion dollars in food and agricultural products exports last year. In the first seven months of 2023, the agriculture industry’s …

Press release… The Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB) held a “Hazelnut Sector Press Conference” with the participation of Mehmet Cirav, Sebahattin Arslantürk and Tahsin Büyükaydın, the leading hazelnut industrialists and exporters of the region, under the chairmanship of Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan, Vice President of the DKİB. Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan, …

Press release… Uludağ Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association (UYMSİB) held an evaluation meeting before the harvest and export season of Bursa Black Fig, one of the brand values of the province. Dr. Senih Yazgan Uludağ Fruit and Vegetable Products Exporters’ Association (UMSMİB) Chairman Özkan Kamiloğlu, exporter company managers and …

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 July reached 197.1 million dollars with a spike of 27 percent compared to the same period last year. Emphasising that the Eastern …

Stating that the restriction on tomato paste exports puts exporters at risk of losing the markets they have gained, Hakan Turan, President of SALKONDER, said that the practice harms both exporters and farmers. “While companies continue production with low capacity due to the restriction, tomato sales prices are far below …

Trabzon, 18 August, 2023 Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters Association (DKİB said that 935 tonnes of periwinkles (sea snails) were exported from Türkiye in 7 months. Stating that 9 million 765 thousand 9 dollars were obtained from the said …