Statistical Facts

The United Nations food agency’s world price index fell for the fifth month in a row in August, further from all-time highs hit earlier this year, as a resumption of grain exports from Ukrainian ports contributed to improving supply prospects. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Friday that …

Press release… Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association Chairperson Bedri Girit stated that they aim to export 50 million dollars annually from Türkiye, which is the second in world honey production. Bedri Girit also said that they introduced the Turkish beekeeping industry to thousands of industry members from 138 …

Press release… Seedless raisins became the export leader among dried fruits this season. While exporting 203 thousand tonnes of raisins worth of 393 million dollars between September 1, 2020 and July 31, 2021, Türkiye exported 232 thousand tonnes of raisins in the same period in the 2021/22 season and recorded …

Press release… Mehmet Ali Işık, Chairperson of Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association, who shared the information that Türkiye is the world’s dried fruit warehouse thanks to its suitable climatic features and fertile lands for dried fruit production, said, “With the joint action of the producers, we have brought …

Announcing the export figures for July, Istanbul Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters’ Association (İHBİR) drew attention to the continuation of the increase in Türkiye’s grain and pulses exports. In order for this increase to be permanent, Kazım Taycı, Chairman of the Board of İHBİR, advised exporters that they should …

Drought is impacting cotton production, posing additional risks to Türkiye’s large textile and garment industry which has seen weaker demand since June, according to people from the industry. Cotton The decline in output and drought is impacting Türkiye, which is the world’s fifth-largest producer of textile products, said Ahmet Öksüz, the chair of …

103 ships have departed Ukrainian ports since Aug. 1, Turkish authorities say… More than a million tonnes of grain have been safely shipped from Ukrainian ports since the beginning of August under a historic deal, the Turkish National Defense Ministry said on Saturday. In July, Türkiye, the UN, Russia, and …

Press release… Türkiye, the world leader in pine honey production, ramped up its exports from 15 million dollars to 26.2 million dollars with a spike of 76 percent in the January-July period of 2022. Turkish honey exporters introduced the Turkish beekeeping industry to thousands of industry members from 138 countries …

Press release… Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association, along with FRUCOM (European Dry Fruits, Nuts, Canned Foods and Similar Products Trade Federation) officials, organized an information seminar at Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB) in order to provide briefing to its members about the studies carried out in the EU, food …

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Dr. Vahit Kirişci drew attention to the contribution of pulses to employment and export potential and stated that chickpea production, which is still harvested all over Türkiye, is expected to reach 580 thousand tonnes this year. Dr. Vahit Kirişci The production of chickpeas, which continues …