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8 August

“Ten dollars for hazelnuts would not be a surprise!”

Press release… Sebahattin Arslantürk, Deputy Chairman of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB) Hazelnut and Hazelnut Products Sector Committee, announced that 300 TL and 10 dollars for hazelnuts would not be surprise! A Record Season is Coming: 300 TL and 10 Dollars for Hazelnuts Would Not Be a Surprise …

8 August

Mehmet Ali Işık: Climate crisis hits apricots, production may fall below 5 thousand tonnes!

Press release… Türkiye’s eastern Anatolia’s province of Malatya, which meets a large portion of the world’s dried apricot demand, is facing its most challenging production season in history. The agricultural frost and cold spell in April 2025 caused significant damage by catching apricot trees in bloom. It is estimated that …

7 August

ASÜD: Ice cream exports are on the rise!

Ice cream, exported from Türkiye to more than 30 countries, accounts for 14.5 percent of total milk and dairy product exports. The Packaged Milk and Dairy Products Industrialists’ Association (ASÜD) announced that traditional Turkish ice cream contributes to the promotion of the country by integrating into the tourism sector. The …

7 August

APIMONDIA 2025 to be held in Copenhagen…

News release… The biggest honey tasting buffet in the world with exotic and interesting honeys from all over the world. Join the Apimondia Congress in Copenhagen and visit the Global Honey Bar! More than 40 countries from all over the world is bringing their most delicious and treasured honeys to …

7 August

Turkish salmon’s promotional film released!

Press relese… A promotional film has been prepared as part of the global branding effort for Turkish salmon, whose exports have increased 17-fold in the last five years within the Turkish fisheries sector. The Turkish Exporters’ Assembly’s (TIM) Fisheries and Animal Products Sector Board is implementing a project to ramp …

7 August

Fevzi Çondur: Aydın province is the home of the world’s highest quality figs

At a meeting hosted by Aegean province of Aydın, home to some of the world’s highest quality figs, dried fig exports for 2024 were evaluated and the 2025 route for dried figs was determined. At a meeting hosted by Aydın province, home to some of the world’s highest quality figs, …

7 August

As lakes dry up, Türkiye moves to preserve water, aquatic life…

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has launched efforts to prevent water level declines, water quality deterioration and loss of aquatic life in eight lakes in Türkiye – Eber, Akşehir, Bafa, Beyşehir, Burdur, Iznik Sapanca and Seyfe. Eber Lake According to information obtained by Anadolu Agency (AA), climate change, rapid population …

7 August

Türkiye launches national effort to combat food waste!

The Presidency’s Agriculture and Food Policies Board has launched an initiative to tackle Türkiye’s annual food waste, estimated at 23 million tons and costing the country tens of billions of dollars. According to the Turkish Foundation for Waste Prevention (TİSVA), per capita waste in the country reaches about 102 kilograms each year, with fruits and …

6 August

Ahmet Güldal: We expect 453 thousand tonnes of hazelnut harvest this year

Ahmet Güldal, General Manager of the Turkish Grain Board (TMO), announced that, based on field observations, the hazelnut harvest is expected to be 453,000 tonnes this year. Ankara… In his assessment, Güldal stated that they are still at the beginning of the hazelnut harvest season and that, as in previous …

6 August

Sebahattin Arslantürk: Trabzon ranks first in hazelnut exports

In the January-July period of 2025, 161,756 tonnes of hazelnuts were exported from Türkiye, generating 1.348 billion dollars in foreign currency inflows. Compared to the same period of the previous year, these exports decreased by 5 percent in quantity and 2 percent in value. Sebahattin Arslantürk, Deputy Chairman of the …