Statistical Facts

Press release… Pointing out that the focus of importers, especially from Europe and the USA, to Turkey instead of the Far East, due to the post-pandemic freight and raw material prices, had a positive effect on the export figures, Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EİB) Coordinator Chair Jak Eskinazi expressed that they …

In 2019, Turkey declared Nov. 11 as National Forestation Day. People everywhere, from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to primary school students took to empty lots to plant saplings. Two years on, planting has gained newfound importance in the aftermath of this summer’s devastating wildfires. Bekir Karacabey After months of preparations, authorities …

FAO food price index rises 3% from a month ago with gains in prices of vegetable oils, cereals… Rising for a third consecutive month, world food prices rose to a new all-time high in October, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday. The FAO food price index …

From Death Valley to the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent to sub-Saharan Africa, global warming has already made daily life unbearable for millions of people. And if nothing is done to slow climate change, the record temperatures and deadly heatwaves it brings will only get worse, experts warn. Death Valley “Climate (change) …

Press release… Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB) achieved an export of 1 billion 516 million dollars in October with an increase of 23 percent. EIB exported 1 billion 253 million dollars in October 2020. EIB reached an export figure of 13 billion 335 million dollars in the 10-month period of 2021, …

More than 100 global leaders pledged late on Monday to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by the end of the decade, underpinned by $19 billion in public and private funds to invest in protecting and restoring forests. The joint statement at the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow was backed …

Selami İleri, Secretary General of Turkish Association of Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers (TARMAKBİR) said that the agricultural machinery industry aims to export 1.4 billion dollars this year. İleri said, “The figures we have as of the end of August indicate a growth of 34 percent. We can say that …

Mersin Commodity Exchange Chairman Abdullah Özdemir said that according to statistics, 27 percent of Turkey’s 4.3 million tonnes of fresh fruit and vegetable exports are realized in Mersin. Abdullah Özdemir Özdemir said, “Our province ranks first in Turkey with this ratio. In addition, we can evaluate the potential we have …

Press release… Cahit Doğan Yağcı, Chairperson of the Aegean Furniture Paper and Forest Products Exporters’ Association, said, “When we examine the overall export performance of the three sectors we represent, our exports, which were approximately 4.5 billion in the first 9 months of 2020, rose to 5.8 billion dollars in …

Press release… Mustafa Terci, Chairperson of Aegean Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters’ Association, said that cereals, pulses, oilseeds and products sector alone carries out 41 percent of Turkey’s food exports. Mustafa Terci said, “The cereals, pulses, oilseeds and products sector, which alone accounts for 41 percent of Turkey’s food …