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Press release…
September 2026…
Serving as a showcase for the fresh fruit and vegetable and processed fruit and vegetable sectors—which have generated over 7 billion dollars in foreign exchange for Türkiye over the past year—the event will bring together international buyers and professionals from the fruit and vegetable sector in Izmir from 8 to 10 September 2026.
As the only international trade fair for the fresh fruit and vegetable sector in Türkiye, the Interfresh Eurasia Fair will bring together international buying delegations, exporters, producers and industry professionals from over 100 countries – including Europe, Russia, the UK and the Balkans – in Izmir.
With just a few days to go before the Interfresh Eurasia Fair, Cengiz Balık, Chair of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association; Hayrettin Uçak, Chair of the Turkish Fruit and Vegetable Products Sector Council and Murat Özer, General Coordinator of Ant Expo Exhibition Services, the fair’s organiser, held a press conference at the Aegean Exporters’ Associations.
Stating that Interfresh is a key trade platform that brings together producers, exporters, importers, retailers, supermarket chains, the packaging sector, logistics firms and the agricultural technology sector under one roof, Cengiz Balık said, “We do not view this fair merely as an event where our products are exhibited. We see Interfresh as one of the showcases through which the Turkish fresh fruit and vegetable sector opens up to the world.”
“We brought Interfresh to Izmir; now we want to introduce Interfresh to the world”
Pointing out that, as the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, they had made a great effort during the process of relocating the Interfresh Fair from Antalya to Izmir, Hayrettin Uçak, Chairman of the Turkish Fruit and Vegetable Products Sector Council, emphasised that they believe İzmir and the Aegean Region are the ideal location for this fair, given their production capacity, export-oriented structure, port and logistics facilities and strong agricultural culture.
“Our new objective at this stage is to introduce Interfresh to the world,” he added…
