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Hayrettin Uçak, Chairman of Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters' Association, said that necessary measures were taken for seasonal agricultural workers and that there was no problem. Uçak said, "Prices of newly released products are high. With the costs, packaging, workmanship and commission fee, prices are rising necessarily. In the non-seasonal product, it is necessarily sold at a price higher than the market value, but prices return to normal in the season. We had the problem of finding a driver on the motorway in the first days. After lifting of 14 days process, it was resolved. The Ministry of Commerce has created buffer zones and we have survived that process. We are not in trouble. Currently diagnosed with rapid diagnostic kits." Indicating that it is not possible for any vehicle that they do not get an identifier to be on the road, Uçak explained, "According to the law of the Hall, it can be taken to market without getting into the Hall after h...

Turkey fruit juice exporters have set a target of total exports of $300 million for the next year. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Hayrettin Uçak, chairman of the Aegean  Association of Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters, said that fruit juice is an example of exports with high added value. According to data from the Aegean Union of Exporters (EİB), Turkey had a total sales abroad of $220 million of fruit juice in the January-October period of this year, with sales to 150 countries around the world. The exports numbers were flat compared with last year, except for an increase in the U.S. market. The sales of Turkish fruit juice to the United States increased by 50 percent from $50 million to $75 million. The Netherlands follows the U.S. with $28 million, ahead of Italy, which imported a total of $13 million of fruit juice from Turkey. Uçak noted that exporting Turkish goods after processing them instead of selling raw is among the country’s exports targets, and Turkey has a signifi...

Half of the $120 million worth of table grape exports in the period from June to October went to Russia, according to data from the Aegean Exporters' Association. The overall exports surged by 15% compared to the same period of the previous season, up from $103.6 million, the data showed. By receiving $67.1 million worth of Turkish table grapes in the said period, Russia had a share of 56% of the total exports, followed by Ukraine with $13.4 million and Germany with $6.7 million. The western province of Manisa, which meets almost all of the exports of fresh grapes, has offered overseas markets products such as "Emperor," "Razaki," "Red Globe" and "Superior," as well as the Manisa Sultani seedless grapes, a registered trademark. In the meantime, harvest season continues in the 120,000-acre vineyard area in Sarıgöl, Manisa, renowned for its table grape production. Hayrettin Uçak, chairman of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Assoc...

Satsuma mandarin's export journey began on October 18... One of Turkey's traditional export products, indispensable during the autumn months, with vitamin C, satsuma mandarin as a natural medicine against colds, 2019/20 export season began on Friday, October 18, 2019 Low yield but beautiful quality... Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association Chairman Hayrettin Uçak said that they do not expect a decline in mandarin exports, though low yield, quality is good enough. According to the “Aegean Region Citrus Yield” study, which was commissioned by the Aegean Agricultural Research Institute, Satsuma mandarin yield was 169 thousand tons last year and 122 thousand tons this year. "This will affect our exports positively. Exchange rates also make our exporters competitive. Under these conditions, we are expecting an export season in which the faces of our producers and exporters are smiling," Uçak noted. Eat plenty of citrus products... Aegean Regio...

Turkish fresh  fruit  and vegetable exporters want to again be  Russia ’s top supplier as the relations between the two countries normalizes. As part of their efforts to achieve this target, the fresh fruit and vegetable sector attended WorldFood Moscow 2019 organized Sept.23-27. A total of 33 Turkish companies attended the major food fair to present their products to Russian importers and consumers. Hayrettin Uçak, chairman of the Aegean Union of Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters, noted that the sector’s exports to Russia totaled 938 million dollars in 2014, before a crisis erupted between the two countries. As of 2018, the total exports to Russia are at 70 percent of the 2014 levels, and their aim is to meet the 2014 numbers, he added. The Russian Federation is  Turkey ’s most important exports market, Uçak said, adding that the top exports were tomato, tangerine, lemon, fresh grapes, pomegranates and peaches. “Thirty-three food companies from Turkey ...

Press release... The Aegean Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Exporters Association's Chairman Hayrettin Uçak announced that they expect citrus production and exports to hit a record high this year. Uçak shared the Aegean Agricultural Research Institute's results on the expected yields. According to this, 264 thousand 468 tons of oranges, 121 thousand 918 tons of mandarins, 50 thousand 824 tons of lemons and 4 thousand 571 tons of grapefruits are expected this season. "This year, we expect a record high yield this season with 442 thousand 349 tons of citrus. We have already surpassed last season's (2017/18) total yield which was 428 thousand tons. It is expected that the products are of high quality and that there would be no problems in exports. Rains during last year's harvest and this year's flowering period have exhausted the trees. Ripening of fruits are delayed by 10 to 15 days. We expect the harvest to be delayed by 15 days this season. In 2018, Turkey earned...

Turkish cherry growers have surpassed their yearly export target of 80,000 tons, thanks to the opening up of the Chinese market and favorable seasonal conditions, generating a record 183 million dollars in revenues.  According to the Aegean Exporters' Association (EİB), Turkey's cherry exports, in the eight-month season between Jan. 1 and Aug. 21, hit 80,406 tons worth 183.1 million dollars. The figure broke the previous record set back in 2016, despite a two-week delay in the initiation of export operations. The EİB data showed that Turkey exported 78,524 tons of cherries worth 182.6 million dollars in 2016. Exports, however, declined the following year to only 59,806 tons, generating 158.9 million dollars. Last year, the aggregate cherry exports were recorded at 76,094 tons, worth 161.6 million dollars. Germany came first among buyers of Turkish cherries with imports worth 87.3 million dollars. It was followed by Russia with 42.1 million dollars in cherry imports. The Net...

Aegean Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Exporters Association Chairman Hayrettin Uçak said that Turkey has a 5 billion dollars target in fresh fruit and vegetable exports... Uçak, said in a statement, ''Our country ranks high on cherry, grape, citrus, pomegranate, strawberry, chestnut, tomato production and export in the world market. We, as exporters and Exporters' Associations, are working hard to find new markets. As a matter of fact, the obstacles in front of our cherry exports to China have been lifted recently and we are facing an intense demand from China. " 20 percent have export potential! Uçak stated, ''About 54 million tons of vegetables and fruits are produced in our country. 4.5 million tons of this production is exported. 2 billion 326 million dollars of foreign exchange in 2018 this year we have brought to our country." "20 percent of this production has the potential to be exported. In order to reach this potential and the export ...

Turkish cherry surpasses China wall... Cherry exports reach 155 million dollars... Turkey, world leader in the production of cherries, has been fighting to export this product to China since 2010 that imports 800 million dollars of  cherries annually, reached a happy ending. Turkey exported cherries to China for the first time worth 1 million 380 thousand dollars. It was also sent to Hong Kong by 76 percent increase of 3 million 357 thousand dollars. Stating that cherry is the prestige indicator at the table of Chinese people and that Chinese people like cherries very much, Hayrettin Uçak, Chairman of the Board of Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters' Association (EYMSİB) expressed that the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and Ministry of Commerce cooperated in order to remove the barriers to export. Double export by air cargo... Underlining that China is destined to become the biggest export market for cherry exports in the coming years, EYMSİB President Hayrettin U...

Press release... Turkey targets $ 1billion in foreign exchange from tomatoes... In 2018 $ 603 million revenue from tomato exports... Tomatoes and tomato-derived products, which are used in kitchens in every meal and salad, are among the stars of cheese and olives and one of the great trio of breakfasts. Turkey earned income in 2018 with the export of tomatoes and tomato-derived products in 603 million 660 thousand dollars of foreign exchange. Turkey have exported all kinds of tomatoes, fresh, tomato paste, dried, frozen. Fresh tomato exports amounted to $ 292 million, while tomato paste exports became the top partner of $ 164 million. The dried tomato exports from Turkey; He won $ 88 million in foreign exchange. Exports of frozen tomatoes amounted to $ 39.4 million, while exports of ketchup and tomato sauces totaled $ 16.3 million. Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association President Hayrettin Uçak, said in his statement, "Tomato and tomato-derived produ...