Tag Archives: Aegean Dried Fruit and Products Exporters’ Association

Press release… September, 2026… Dried fruit exporters are stepping up international partnerships… Yusuf Gabay The Turkish dried fruit sector, which entered the 2026/2027 season with an export target of 2 billion dollars, has added a new dimension to its international partnerships in order to achieve its export targets. The Aegean …

Press release… September, 2026… The initial shipment date for the export of the 2026 crop of dried figs—often referred to as the “fruit of paradise”—has been set for Monday, September 28, 2026. Yusuf Gabay, Chair of the Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association, stated that they have been working …

Press release… September, 2026… Executives from FRUCOM, Waren-Verein and NZV visited Türkiye at the invitation of the Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB) and met with producers, research institutions and exporters. The Aegean Dried Fruit and Products Exporters’ Association has strengthened its long-standing cooperation with sector organisations in Europe through a comprehensive …

Press release… July 2026… Aegean exporters account for 62 percent of Türkiye’s dried fruit exports… The dried fruit sector aims for 2 billion dollars in exports by the end of 2026… The Turkish dried fruit sector maintained its strong position in world markets during the first half of 2026. In …

Press release… Major Meeting in Dried Fig Production: All Parties Come Together in Aydın In Türkiye’s western province of Aydın, the capital of dried fig production, all parties united at the “Fig Summit” to ensure a smooth and comfortable export journey for the “fruit of paradise,” dried figs. The meeting …

Press release… Yusuf Gabay, Chairman of the Board of the Aegean Dried Fruit and Products Exporters’ Association—which accounts for 55 percent of Türkiye’s exports of seedless raisins, dried apricots and dried figs, products in which the country is a world leader in production and export—stated in his remarks that highlighted …

Press release… Şemsettin Özgür, Vice Chairman of the Aegean Dried Fruit and Products Exporters Association, was unanimously elected as the Chairman of the Turkish Dried Fruit and Products Exporters Associations Sector Board. The Turkish Dried Fruit Sector Board held its first meeting at the Aegean Exporters Associations (EIB). Left to …

Aegean Dried Fruit and Products Exporters’ Association continues to represent the sector at the 43rd INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress. On the first day of the congress held in Macao, our Vice Chairman of the Board, Şemsettin Özgür, participated as a panelist in the “Raisins, Prunes and Cranberries” …

Press release… Mehmet Ali Işık, Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB) Organic Products and Sustainability Coordinator and Chair of the Aegean Dried Fruit and Products Exporters’ Association, stated that the dried fruit sector, one of Türkiye’s most strategic sectors, has generated 1.74 billion dollars in net foreign exchange revenue for the country …

Press release… Mehmet Ali Işık, Head of the Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association and Sustainability and Organic Products Coordinator of the Aegean Exporters’ Association, announced that Japan imports 80 billion dollars worth of food products annually. Pointing out that the TURQUALITY Project, Turkish Tastes, successfully implemented in the …