Statistical Facts

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 February reached 319.5 million dollars with a hike of 4 percent compared to the same period last year. Stating that as the …

57.4 million dollars worth of coffee exported in 2023, with Syria, Belarus, and Russia being top importers, according to country’s statistical bureau… ANKARA… Türkiye exported 800,600 tonnes of coffee to 146 countries last year, generating 57.4 million dollars in revenue, as exports of the commodity tripled over the last five …

Ahmet Hacıince, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Red Meat Council (UKON), said that the main reason for today’s high prices of red meat is the high cost of production. Underlying the high cost of production is the hike in the prices of young male cattle to …

Türkiye’s olive oil sector has been struggling with restrictions on olive oil exports and is now grappling with excessive stocks. “We already had tonnes of olive oil in our stocks from last year. On top of that, we have this year’s production coming in. There is no supply problem, but our new problem is excessive …

Press release… Davut Er, Head of the Aegean Olive and Olive Oil Exporters’ Association (EZZİB), who informed that the Turkish olive sector ramped up its exports to Japan by 57 percent from 18.5 million dollars to 29 million dollars in 2023, said that olive oil consumption in Japan has increased …

Press release… Mehmet Ali Işık, Head of Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association, said that the Turkish food sector exported food products worth 26 billion dollars in the 100th anniversary of the Republic. Işık also stated that they want to grow in markets such as Japan, China and India …

Press release… Turkish spice exporters, the world leader in the production and export of oregano and laurel, started 2024 with an increase of 51 percent. The spice sector ramped up its exports from 56 million dollars to 86 million dollars in the January-February period. Aegean exporters realised 54 million dollars …

Cereal, dairy, vegetable, meat prices down in February, but sugar up year-on-year… The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Friday its food price index decreased for seventh straight month in February.  The index averaged 117.3 points, down 0.9 points from 118.2 the previous month. The reading was the …

Aykut Göymen, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Turkish Pasta Industrialists’ Association (TMSD) said that pasta is a semi-prepared foodstuff obtained by mixing semolina obtained from durum wheat in Türkiye with water and giving desired shapes and drying; one of the factors affecting the quality of pasta is the …

Press release… The total exports of the cereals, pulses, oil seeds and products sector, which covers basic food products such as biscuits and cakes, wheat flour, vegetable oils, sugary and cocoa products and pasta, totalled 2.1 billion dollars at the end of the first two months of the year. The …