Tag Archives: Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters' Association

Press release… July 2026… Our Export Target is 200 Million Dollars in the Medium Term… Cengiz Balık, Chair of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, stated that they are focusing not only on increasing export volume but also on markets that will ramp up the export value per …

Press release… July 2026… Exporters of fresh fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetable products are set to forge new trade links in Japan and South Korea. As part of Türkiye’s strategy to target high-value-added markets for the export of fresh fruit, vegetables and fruit and vegetable products, the …

Press release June, 2026… Cengiz Balık, Chair of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, stated that fresh fruit and vegetable sector has demonstrated an export performance far exceeding the growth in production. “Looking at the period from 2002 to 2024, whilst our production soared by approximately 50 percent, …

Press release… The Turkish fresh fruit and vegetable sector has achieved a remarkable success story over the past 22 years by channelling its production capacity into exports. The sector’s exports rose by 175 percent, from 1 million 337 thousand tonnes to 3 million 669 thousand tonnes. According to a compilation …

Press release… Cengiz Balık, Chair of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, announced that Türkiye’s lemon exports increased from 230,000 tonnes in 2002 to 577,000 tonnes in 2024. “Our lemon exports have surged by 2.5 times in 22 years. While it is too early to talk about the …

Press release… Lemons, which add flavour to everything from soups and salads to meals and herbal teas, are one of the leading products in Türkiye’s exports. Türkiye, ranking 5th in lemon exports, exported 578,000 tonnes of lemons in 2024, but in 2025, lemon exports decreased by 38 percent in quantity …

Press release… Türkiye is gearing up for a bountiful season for peaches and nectarines. The first harvest ceremony of the season for peaches and nectarines took place in the Selçuk district of İzmir province. Over a four-month period in 2026, exports of peaches and nectarines rose by 347 percent to …

Press release… Strawberries, a value-added product within the fresh fruit category exported to around 40 countries in both fresh and frozen forms, saw a 56 percent spike in exports across Türkiye during the January–April 2026 period. Türkiye’s total strawberry exports rose to 20,871,000 dollars in the first four months. Cengiz …

Press release… Hayrettin Uçak, Chair of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, stated that 250,000 tonnes of cherries are produced in the Aegean Region. Wishing cherry growers a bountiful season, Uçak said, “As well as being the world leader in cherry production, we are among the top four …

Press release… Türkiye aims to export 100 million dollars worth of fresh fruit, vegetables and processed produce to Canada… Turkish exporters of fresh fruit, vegetables and processed produce have identified Canada—which imports 23 billion dollars worth of fresh fruit, vegetables and processed produce annually—as a target market with the goal …