Press release… Following the end of the civil war in Syria, Türkiye’s exports to Syria surged significantly. Between January and June 2025, the country’s exports to Syria surged by 51 percent, from 999 million dollars to 1.5 billion dollars. Hayrettin Uçak Exports from the Aegean Exporters’ Association (EIB) to Syria …
Read More »Turkish food exporters set a target of 1 billion dollars in exports to Japan!
Press release… Turkish food exporters have ramped up their exports to Japan, which imports 80 billion dollars worth of food products annually, by 75 percent in the last five years, from 209 million to 367 million dollars. Turkish exporters have set a medium-term food export target of 1 billion dollars …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Hayrettin Uçak: Sultani seedless fresh grape exports begin on August 4th
Press release… The 2025 target for Sultani seedless fresh grape exports is 100 million dollars… Sultani seedless grapes account for 60 percent of fresh grape exports… Hayrettin Uçak, Chair of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, stated that Anatolia is the homeland of Sultani seedless grapes. He added …
Read More »Target for fresh fig exports in 2025, 100 million dollars!
Press release… Fresh fig exports soared by 18 percent in 2024… Hayrettin Uçak, Chair of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, announced that Türkiye earned 68 million 290 thousand dollars in foreign exchange from 19 thousand 217 tonnes of fresh fig exports in 2023. He noted that in …
Read More »Hayrettin Uçak: Exports of superior seedless grapes surged by 102 percent in 2024
Press release… Hayrettin Uçak, Chair of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, announced that the superior seedless variety stands out among table grape varieties grown in Türkiye for its early ripening characteristics. Uçak stated that exports of superior seedless grapes surged by 102 percent in 2024, from 4.4 …
Read More »“Tomato and pepper pickles lead exports!”
Press release… Hayrettin Uçak, Chair of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, stated that exports fell by 9 percent to 560 million dollars in the first half of 2025. Uçak explained that in the first half of 2025, tomato exports surpassed cherry exports with 39 million dollars, rising …
Read More »Hayrettin Uçak: Bringing production under cover is vital in order to prevent the damage caused by climate change
Press release… Hayrettin Uçak, Chair of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, who is also a producer, stated that climate change has made itself felt more clearly today and that it is imperative to switch to covered production and to spread agricultural insurance in order to prevent the …
Read More »Türkiye aims to export 500 million dollars of fresh fruit, vegetable and products to the UK…
Press release… Türkiye exported 248 million dollars worth of fresh fruit vegetables and fruit and vegetable products to the UK in 2024. Aiming to get a share of 500 million dollars from the UK’s 17.7 billion dollars imports of fresh fruit vegetables and fruit and vegetable products, Turkish fresh fruit …
Read More »Hayrettin Uçak: Turkish food products showcased in Saudi Arabia!
Press release… Saudis showed great interest in Turkish food products. Organised by the Aegean Exporters’ Association (EIB), 18 companies from Türkiye participated in the ‘Saudi Arabia Food Trade Delegation’, while 44 importer companies from Saudi Arabia participated in bilateral business meetings to import Turkish food products. Describing Türkiye as the …
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THE GLOBAL WINDOW OF TURKISH FOOD AND AGRICULTURE The Global Window of Turkish Food and Agriculture Sector
