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Press release… AHBIB ACHIEVES 409 MILLION DOLLARS IN EXPORTS IN THE FIRST QUARTER, LEAPING INTO NEW MARKETS… VEYSEL MEMİŞ: “WE REACHED 409 MILLION DOLLARS IN EXPORTS IN THE FIRST QUARTER, ENTERING A BALANCED GROWTH PROCESS WITH NEW MARKETS. DESPITE THE GLOBAL RECESSION, WE ARE MAINTAINING OUR PRODUCTION CAPACITY AND ESTABLISHING …

Press release… Harvesting excitement is high for cherries, considered a symbol of spring and rebirth. Citizens who longed for cherries last season due to the climate crisis will see their cherry longing end this year. Cherry exporters have set a $200 million export target for the new season. The cherry …

April 17, 2026… Supply chain disruptions amid escalating Middle East conflict drive up cotton prices 18.5 percent… Cotton prices have surged nearly 20 percent since the onset of the Middle East war in late February, despite expectations of a global economic slowdown and contracting demand. Before the US and Israel’s …

Rising fuel and fertilizer costs, shipping disruptions and drought threaten harvests, with aid groups warning impacts are already locked in through 2027… Birmingham, England… Wheat prices are heading for their biggest weekly increase in two months as escalating conflict in the Middle East fuels concerns over rising food inflation and …

Urea and fertilizer prices jump as supply chain disruptions impact global agricultural markets… Global fertilizer prices are increasing due to rising natural gas costs and ongoing logistical bottlenecks in the Middle East. Granular urea prices rose 2.5 percent on Wednesday, as of 1300 GMT, to 720 dollars per tonne as …

Press release… The Selim Jimi era at the Aegean Tobacco Exporters’ Association… Selim Jimi was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors at the General Assembly of the Aegean Tobacco Exporters’ Association. Selim Jimi had been serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Aegean Tobacco Exporters’ …

Press release… At the General Assembly Meeting of the Aegean Olive and Olive Oil Exporters’ Association, which brings together olive and olive oil exporters in Türkiye, Emre Uygun was re-elected as chairperson with 55 votes. Speaking at the General Assembly, Emre Uygun, Chair of the Aegean Olive and Olive Oil …

UN agency says delayed fertilizer, energy shipments risk lower crop yields, higher food inflation! 13 April, 2026… The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned Monday that a prolonged disruption in the Strait of Hormuz could develop into a global agrifood catastrophe by delaying shipments of critical agricultural inputs, raising …

Press release… FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE EXPORTS SEE A DECLINE IN VOLUME BUT SET A RECORD IN VALUE! 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 1.3 billion dollars in the first …

Türkiye has developed a climate adaptation roadmap for olive cultivation, identifying drought-resistant varieties and guiding farmers on what to plant and where, as climate change increasingly reshapes agricultural production. Agriculture and Forestry Minister İbrahim Yumaklı said the initiative is based on research conducted by the General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies (TAGEM), …