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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 …

Mehmet Akın Doğan, Head of the Adana Yüreğir Chamber of Agriculture, voiced farmers’ expectations and concerns regarding the requirement for permits for lemon exports. Noting that citrus fruits, an integral part of Çukurova region’s agricultural identity, are exported to many countries, particularly European countries and the Middle East, Doğan said, …

Turkish authorities announced Monday a decision to temporarily suspend exports of lemons, starting April 8, citing supply security priority and balancing supply and demand of the product in the country. Considering the cold weather and frost cases experienced in certain regions of the country recently, it has been decided in …

Press release… The first lemon harvest of the season begins with early Mayer lemons. Mayer lemon, the earliest harvested product of citrus, is expected to be harvested on September 8 and exported as of September 15. Pointing out that Mayer lemon is a combination of lemon, orange and tangerine, Aegean …