Press release… 11 of the 12 export champions in the dried fruit sector are from the Aegean region… The dried fruit sector, one of Türkiye’s traditional export sectors, is represented by 12 companies in the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TİM) Top 1000 Exporters List, which is the champions league of exporters. …
Read More »Exporters transform aflatoxin-contaminated figs into energy, receive international sustainability award in Spain…
Press release… Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association’s “Sustainable Management of Dried Figs with Aflatoxin Project” was deemed worthy of the award in the competition where eight countries, including the USA, Spain, Austria and China, were nominated. In addition to contributing to the prestige of Turkish dried figs, the …
Read More »Mehmet Ali Işık: The magnificent trio earned 1 billion dollars in exports
Press release… Exports of sultanas, dried apricots and dried figs exceed 1 billion dollars… Sultanas In the remaining period of the 2024/25 season, exports of sultanas, dried apricots and dried figs, in which Türkiye is the world leader in production and exports, increased by 9 percent from 924 million to …
Read More »Ahmet Göksan: Global dried fruit sector comes together in Spain
Press release… Aegean Dried Fruit and Dried Fruit Exporters’ Association to Represent Turkish Dried Fruit Sector at 2025 INC Congress… EKMMİB Leads the Sustainable Future on Global Platforms… Aegean Dried Fruit and Dried Fruit Exporters’ Association (EKMMİB) continues to make global contributions in the fields of sustainability, scientific cooperation and …
Read More »Mehmet Ali Işık: We had a rewarding year in dried fruit exports
Press release… Mehmet Ali Işık, Chair of the Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association, stated that they had a rewarding year in 2024 by combining fairs, Development of International Competitiveness Projects and TURQUALITY Projects, Türkiye’s dried fruit exports surged by 15.5 percent to 1 billion 856 million dollars and …
Read More »Dried fruit exporters want to act together with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to solve the problems!
Press release… Dried fig exporters expect a more constructive cooperation from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to solve the aflatoxin and ochratoxin problem. Stating that aflatoxin and ochratoxin formation increased in dried fig exports in the 2024/25 season due to climate change, Mehmet Ali Işık, Chair of the Aegean …
Read More »Mehmet Ali Işık: Seedless raisin exports totalled 310 million dollars in the first half of the 2024/25 season
Press release… Türkiye is signing a successful export season in seedless raisins, where it is the world leader in production and exports. Produced by 55 thousand producers in the triangle of Manisa, Denizli and Izmir, seedless raisin exports soared by 13 percent in the first half of the 2024/25 season, …
Read More »Mehmet Ali Işık: Figs with aflatoxin have been eliminated for 25 years!
Press release… Mehmet Ali Işık, Chair of the Aegean Dried Fruit and Products Exporters’ Association, announced that they have been eliminating figs with aflatoxin for 25 years! Sharing that the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Research Institutes, Universities, Producers, Exporters and Traders are working hard to prevent aflatoxin and ochratoxin …
Read More »Mehmet Ali Işık: Average export price of our dried figs exceeded 6 thousand dollars
Press release… Our dried figs are worth gold…Average export price of dried figs exceeded 6 thousand dollars! Described as the fruit of paradise, dried figs, one of Türkiye’s prestige products in exports, surged by 37 percent on a dollar basis in the 2024/25 season and the average export price of …
Read More »Mehmet Ali Işık: We can develop cooperation with Turkmenistan in terms of dried fruits
Press release… Turkish export products took their place in the Turkmenistan Export Products Fair, which mediates the consumption of Turkish products in the Turkic Republics and Central Asian markets. Turkish flavours attracted great interest. Mehmet Ali Işık The 11th Turkmenistan Turkish Export Products Fair, which was held in Turkmenistan/Aşkabat on …
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