Statistical Facts

Press release… Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association Chairperson Birol Celep said that dried apricot exports reached 258 million dollars with an increase of 13,7 percent, the USA came first in dried apricots and Germany in dried figs. Celep said, “We experienced surges in our traditional markets, 27 percent …

Coronavirus puts 9M additional children at risk of being pushed into workforce by 2022 end, says UN report… The number of children in child labor has climbed to 160 million worldwide, according to a new report by the International Labor Organization (ILO) and UNICEF on Thursday. The figure posted an …

Turkey ranks 18th in world in terms of size of organic agricultural lands, 7th in terms of producers… Turkey meets 7% of the European Union’s organic agriproducts imports emerging as a leader in the sector. Turkey exports 235 different organic agricultural products to foreign countries, according to data compiled by …

Press release… Hüseyin Arslan, Chairman of the Board of the Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters’ Association (AHBİB), said that a new consumption trend based on vegetable protein has spread in the world with the influence of global organizations. Arslan announced that the amount of pulses used to obtain …

Press release… The 2021 INC 3D Online Conference, held by the International Nut and Dried Fruit Council (INC), on May 25-27, has been completed. The conference brought together more than 1,300 industry professionals in the nut and dried fruit industry from more than 70 countries of the world. More than …

The Ocean: Life and livelihoods The ocean covers over 70% of the planet. It is our life source, supporting humanity’s sustenance and that of every other organism on earth. The ocean produces at least 50% of the planet’s oxygen, it is home to most of earth’s biodiversity, and is the …

Press release… The 2021 INC 3D Online Conference, held by the International Nut and Dried Fruit Council (INC), on May 25-27, has been completed. The conference brought together more than 1,300 industry professionals in the dried fruit and nut industry from more than 70 countries of the world. More than …

Turkey‘s exports hit $16.5 billion in May 2021, up by 65.5% year-on-year, the country’s trade minister announced last week. “We achieved the second-highest-ever May figure,” Mehmet Muş said in a news conference in the capital Ankara, citing preliminary export figures. Mehmet Muş The 12-month rolling export figures reached $193.3 billion in May, the highest ever yearly …

Fishery production in Turkey posted a 6.1% decline last year on an annual basis, the country’s statistical authority said on June 4.  The fishery production totaled 785,811 tons in 2020, according to TÜİK figures. The total fishery production comprised 37.1% caught sea fish, 5% other sea products, 4.2% inland water products, and 53.6% aquaculture …

Press release… Harvest enthusiasm is experienced in peach, which is accepted as the harbinger of summer and the symbol of long life and immortality. Peach and nectarine exports increased by 71 percent from 90 million dollars to 154 million dollars in 2020, when the pandemic peaked. After a 20-day delay …