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Press release... Digital Agriculture Market will encourage everyone to production... Digital Agriculture Market will facilitate farmer's access to the market... With the Digital Agriculture Market, farmers will easily find a market for their products... Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters' Association Chairman Hayrettin Uçak evaluated the issues of April export figures, Digital Agriculture Market (DİTAP), problems resolved during the pandemic, measures taken, cherry exports to the Far East and 2020 season in general at the press conference organized by the Izmir Branch of the Economy Correspondents' Association. Stating that pandemic caused all sectors in the world to enter an economically distressed process, Hayrettin Uçak said, “In this period of time, the only sector that continues production by increasing its capacity instead of stopping is the agricultural sector, which is the first link of food and food production. The whole world understood the i...

Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters' Association President Hayrettin Uçak told AA (Anatolian Agency) correspondent that there has been a remarkable increase in food exports in recent weeks. Stating that both the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry have taken the necessary precautions regarding exports, Uçak said, "We establish a link between our exporters and the ministries. We immediately convey the problems in the field to our ministries. They also find solutions as quickly as they can. It is resolved immediately." Indicating that the importance of food is understood once again with the latest developments, Uçak added that the support given to the producers should be increased in this context. Pointing out that there is an increase in food exports after the spread of the coronavirus epidemic in Europe, Uçak noted, "There is a rapid increase in our export of fresh fruits and vegetables in the coronavirus-oriented proces...

Press release... Turkish tomato exports to Russia have resumed on March 7 after a month-long disruption due to the yearly quota limit. Moscow decided to lift the yearly quote from 150,000 tons to 200,000 tons after some containers carrying Turkish tomatoes were returned last month, saying that the quota limit was already met. “We exported 98,000 tons of tomatoes to Russia in 2019. Turkish exporters can send 50,000 tons [of tomatoes] in a couple of months. Thus, we want the quote to be removed completely,” said Hayrettin Uçak, chairman of the Aegean Union of Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters. Turkish Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan and Agriculture Minister Bekir Pakdemirli are in talks with their Russian counterparts to lift the quotes in bilateral trade and they expect the trade diplomacy to bear fruits in the upcoming months, said Uçak. Turkey ’s tomato exports to Russia increased 181 percent in 2019, bringing the country a total of $74.5 million. In January 2016, after Turkey d...

Press release... 60 percent of the grapes go to Russia... Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters' Association Chairman Hayrettin Uçak said that Turkey  ranks 10th in the world in terms of grapes exports.  "The most producing countries are China, Italy, USA, Spain, France, Turkey, India, Argentina, Chile, Iran, Egypt. 2018 grape exports in the world 4 million 873 thousand tons, 180 thousand tons with Turkey ranks 10th. One of the most important products in fresh fruit and vegetable exports is table grapes. In 2019, 207 thousand tons of table grapes were exported to 59 countries. 150 million dollars obtained in return. With these figures, we have increased 14 percent in quantity and 24 percent in value compared to 2018. At least 80 percent of these figures consist of sultani seedless grapes grown in this region," Uçak explained. Pointing out that 60 percent of the table grapes are made to Russia, Hayrettin Uçak also noted, "But the share in the European...