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10 August

Hayrettin Uçak: Due to frost damages, we aim to maintain current export levels

Press release… Uçak: ‘The quality of the products is suitable for export, that’s our only consolation.’ Hayrettin Uçak, Chair of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, stated that the citrus crop in the Aegean Region is expected to decline by 34 percent in 2025 due to frost events …

10 August

Hazelnut prices soar after frost hits major producer Türkiye!

August, 2025… Wholesale hazelnut prices have surged this harvest season due to frost damage in Türkiye, the world’s leading producer, where the crop yields are expected to shrink this year. In April, a cold snap, unseen in years, affected a variety of domestically produced crops, pushing hazelnut prices higher even before the …

10 August

Aegean region citrus harvest 449 thousand tonnes, 34 percent fall!

Press release… The climate crisis has had a clear impact on citrus production in the Aegean Region. With temperatures reaching -17 degrees in April and 45-50 degrees in July, Türkiye is experiencing the climate crisis very harshly in the agricultural sector. In April 2025, which has been described as a …

10 August

‘Brown salt’ of Sivas adds flavour to Japanese cuisine…

Approximately 50 tonnes of the 350 tonnes of ‘brown’ rock salt extracted from the salt marshes at the foot of Mount Beydağı in the Zara district of Sivas province is exported to Japan. Sivas… The harvest of the spring salt, which is produced in clay pools in the village of …

9 August

Sebahattin Arslantürk: Decline in hazelnut productivity raises alarm!

Sebahattin Arslantürk, Deputy Chairman of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB) Hazelnut and Hazelnut Products Sector Committee, announced that decline in hazelnut productivity raises alarm! Pointing out that productivity, which was above 100 kg per decare in Türkiye and worldwide between 2012 and 2021, has declined to 100 kg …

9 August

Early harvest of certified Zara honey due to hot weather pleases producers with its yield…

In Central Anatolian province of Sivas, the early start to the honey harvest due to excessive heat in the geographically certified ‘Zara honey’ pleased producers with its yield and quality. In the district preferred by honey producers due to the abundance of oregano and sage plants, 400 producers are engaged …

9 August

Türkiye experiences the hottest July in 55 years!

The Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change announced that July 2025 was the hottest July in Türkiye in the last 55 years. The average temperature reached 26.9 degrees, with a record high of 49.4 degrees recorded in Cizre district of Şırnak province. The Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate …

9 August

“Hazelnut production areas surge in Türkiye”

Türkiye Maintains Its Leadership in Global Hazelnut Production… Sebahattin Arslantürk, Deputy Chairman of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB) Hazelnut and Hazelnut Products Sector Committee, stated that FAO data is very clear; between 2012 and 2021, global hazelnut production areas surged by 437,000 hectares, with 72.3 percent of this …

8 August

Sinan Kızıltan: Our aim is to export Turkish salmon worth 600 million dollars by the end of the year

Press release… Sinan Kızıltan, Chairman of the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TIM) Fisheries and Animal Products Sector Board, announced that Turkish salmon exports, which amounted to 29 million dollars in 2019, surged approximately 17-fold to 498 million dollars last year. The target for 2025 is 600 million dollars… Kızıltan stated that …

8 August

Zippy Duvall: Agricultural trade boosts farms and the economy

U.S. farmers and ranchers are committed to growing high-quality agricultural products and safe, nutritious food for families near and far. Here in the U.S. and abroad, American-grown means high quality and value. We know that our products can compete anywhere in the world, when barriers are removed. That’s why we …