Statistical Facts

Press release… Mehmet Ali Işık, Head of the Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association, reported that Türkiye’s seedless raisin yield decreased by 22 percent to 246 thousand tonnes in the 2023/24 season. Mehmet Ali Işık Mehmet Ali Işık noted that despite the 22 percent decrease in the seedless raisin …

In the exports of Turkish salmon grown in the Black Sea in January and February of this year, a spike of 289 per cent compared to the same period last year, an increase of 70 thousand 614 dollars in foreign currency inflow was achieved, while this figure was recorded as …

Press release… Sesame, which adds flavour to a wide range of food products from bagels to chicken dishes, salads to breads, tahini to pastries, cookies to Ramadan pita bread, stands out as an important export item for Türkiye. Muhammet Öztürk While Türkiye exported 19.6 million dollars of sesame in the …

More than half of consumers increased their plant-based consumption… The International Plant-Based Foods Working Group (IPBFWG), which conducted consumer perception research in 7 countries, including Türkiye, reveals data supporting the gradual development of consumption habits regarding plant-based foods. The study, which was conducted in October 2023 with over 3,500 participants …

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Food Waste Index 2024 report revealed that while 783 million people grappled with hunger in 2022, more than 1 billion meals a day were wasted worldwide. According to the Food Waste Index 2024 report published by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on the occasion of …

Vegetable oils, dairy products, meat prices drive higher food prices… The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) food price index rose 1.3 points, or 1.1%, to 118.3 points in March compared to February, soaring for the first time after a seven-month of downward trend. According to the FAO’s press release …

Press release… STARTING THE YEAR 2024 WITH A SPIKE, HAZELNUT EXPORTS CONTINUE THEIR UPWARD TREND IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR… Türkiye’s hazelnut exports in the January-March period of 2024 realised as 605.865.060 dollars for 77.309 tonnes, with a high rate of export increase of 9 percent in quantity …

Press release… The tobacco and tobacco products sector, one of Türkiye’s traditional export sectors, aims to ramp up its exports from 922 million dollars in 2023 to over 1 billion dollars in 2024. Ömer Celal Umur Having reached 50 million kilos of Turkish type oriental tobacco, 20 million kilos of …

Press release… Ali Fuat Gürle, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Aegean Furniture, Paper and Forestry Products Exporters’ Association, informed that they contributed 906 million dollars to Türkiye’s 8 billion dollars exports of furniture, paper and forestry products in 2023. Noting that they serve three sub-sectors: furniture, paper …

Exports of cereals and pulses exceeded 2 billion dollars in the first 2 months! Cereals, pulses, oilseeds and products sector exports in Türkiye in February reached 1 billion 51 million dollars, while İHBİR’s exports amounted to 333 million dollars. Kazım Taycı “THE BIGGEST FACTOR IN THE INCREASE IN EXPORTS IS …