Aegean Exporters' Association, which is the leader in the export of agricultural products in Turkey, has added a new link to the chain of success by increasing the export of agricultural products to 1 billion 7 million dollars in the last 98-year period. Aegean agricultural products exporters are taking firm steps towards 10 billion dollars.

While Turkey exported 1 billion dollars in the last 34-year period, Aegean exporters made 5 percent of Turkey's agricultural product exports.

While 7 of the 6 agricultural unions under the umbrella of Aegean Exporters' Associations managed to increase their exports in the last 1 year, the Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters' Association displayed a performance that preserved its export figures.

Export leader was aquaculture and animal products

Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters' Association, which has signed 40 percent of Turkey's exports in the aquaculture and animal products sector, continued its export leadership among the agricultural sectors under the roof of EIB with an export of 1 billion 625 million dollars.

The target in fresh fruits, vegetables and products is 1 billion dollars

Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters' Association (EYMSİB), which is the leader of Turkey in the Export of Fruit and Vegetable Products, increased its exports by 7 percent from 1 billion 216 million dollars to 1 billion 296 million dollars. In the first quarter of 2023, EYMSİB increased its exports by 36 percent from 272 million dollars to 322 million dollars. By keeping this pace, EYMSİB aims to bring 2023 billion dollars of foreign currency to Turkey by the end of 1.

Another union that exceeded the 1 billion dollar threshold in the agricultural sectors within the body of Aegean Exporters' Associations was the Aegean Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters' Association. Aegean grains, pulses and oilseeds exporters, who managed to increase their exports by 41 percent in the last year, jumped from 765 million dollars to 1 billion 81 million dollars.

Aegean Tobacco Exporters' Association, which gathers all tobacco exporters in Turkey under its roof, increased its exports by 1 percent from $ 10 million to $ 798 million in the last 877-year period.

Aegean Furniture Paper and Forest Products Exporters' Association, which is the Turkish leader in the export of many non-wood forest products, especially thyme and laurel, of which Turkey is the world leader in exports, demonstrated an export performance of 871 million dollars. EMKOİB aims to exceed the 2023 billion dollars threshold by the end of 1.

Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters' Association, which is the leader of dried fruit exports in Turkey and dominated by the exports of seedless raisins, dried figs and dried apricots, managed to maintain the export figure of last year, while signing an export of 870 million dollars.

Olive and olive oil exports run to 1 billion dollars

Aegean Olive and Olive Oil Exporters' Association puts its signature under a new success story every month in converting high yields into foreign currency in the 2022-2023 season. In the first quarter of 2023, EZZİB increased its exports from 215 million dollars to 75 million dollars with an increase of 238 percent, and increased its exports from 1 million dollars to 121 million dollars with an increase of 225 percent in the last 498-year period. The olive and olive oil sector reached an export level of 675 million dollars throughout Turkey. The target for gold liquid and table olive exports by the end of 2023 is set to exceed 1 billion dollars.

Opinions

Eskinazi; “Specialized Agricultural OIZs will bring 10 billion dollars in exports”

Pointing out that they are the world's largest supplier in aquaculture, olive and olive oil, fruit and vegetable products, dried fruit, tobacco, non-wood forest products, and oilseeds sectors, Aegean Exporters' Unions Coordinator President Jak Eskinazi said that with 4 agriculture-based specialized organized industrial zones being established in İzmir He stated that they predict that they will gain a new momentum in the greenhouse cultivation, medicinal aromatic plants, ornamental plants and dairy products sectors, and that thanks to TDIOSBs, the Aegean Region's agricultural product exports will reach their target of 10 billion dollars in the next 3 years.

Aeroplane; “Manufacturer-Exporter cooperation brings success”

EIB Deputy Coordinator and Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters' Association President Hayrettin Aircraft, who touched on the intense cooperation of all agricultural sectors within the body of Aegean Exporters' Associations with farmers, said that this cooperation brought success in exports, and that the export figure of the Aegean Region increased to 1 billion in the last 1-year period. He stated that this cooperation underlies the increase of more than $. Airplane added that they aim to export 2023 billion dollars by the end of 18 by maintaining the 2023 percent increase rate that they achieved in the first quarter of 1 in fresh fruit and vegetable exports.

Light; “Export success in agricultural products is an indicator of sustainability”

Underlining that the key to exports in the agricultural sector is to produce residue-free in accordance with the demands of buyer countries and chain markets, Aegean Exporters' Association Organic and Sustainability Coordinator and Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters' Association President Mehmet Ali Işık said that the sustainability-oriented production under the Aegean Region's success in exporting agricultural products. He stated that they are in strong communication with exporters, universities, manufacturers, public, control institutions, research institutes and all links of the chain in order for the success in this matter to be permanent, and they are working to further the success in exports.

Crete; “We will continue to meet the world's protein needs”

Informing that they meet the protein needs of the world with aquaculture, poultry meat, eggs, dairy products, honey and other products, Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters' Association President Bedri Girit stated that they are the export leader in the agricultural sector in the Aegean Region with an export of 2022 billion dollars in 1. noted that they have determined their roadmap to increase their exports to 6 billion dollars in 2023, and that they will continue to meet the protein needs of the world by promoting with fairs, trade delegations and TURQUALITY projects.

Ozturk; “We aim to export 1 billion dollars”

Emphasizing that the grains, pulses, oilseeds industry is the leader in the food industry's exports, the Aegean Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters' Association President Muhammet Öztürk said that the exports of the industry from the Aegean Region exceeded 2022 billion dollars for the first time at the end of 1, He stated that they have succeeded in increasing 2023 investments, and that they aim to contribute 36 billion dollars to the export of agricultural products of the Aegean Region by the end of 2023.

Umur; “Our goal in exports is to reach 1 billion dollars”

The Aegean Tobacco Exporters' Association, which reached an export figure of 2014 billion 1 million dollars in 45, but fell behind this export figure in the following years, turned the index upwards in exports in 2023. Informing that they have increased their exports from 1 million dollars to 11 million dollars with an increase of 746 percent in the last 826-year period, Aegean Tobacco Exporters' Association President Ömer Celal Umur said that with sustainability-oriented projects, they increased their exports from 2023 million dollars to 34 million dollars in the first quarter of 159 with a 212 percent increase in exports. He emphasized that they aim to exceed 2023 billion dollars in exports by the end of 1.

Private; “We are breaking historical records in olive and olive oil exports”

After 2002, Türkiye made large investments in the olive sector. 90 million olive trees increased their assets to 192 million. Underlining that the olive trees planted in the last 20 years in Turkey have participated in the production, and thus the yield of 2023 thousand tons of olive oil and 421 thousand tons of table olives has been reached in 735, Davut Er, President of the Aegean Olive and Olive Oil Exporters' Association, said that the increase in yield triggered exports, and that in the first quarter of 2023, they increased their exports by 215%. He noted that they have moved from 75 million dollars to 238 million dollars with an increase of 2012, that they have reached the potential to double the olive oil export record of 13 thousand tons in 92/2023 in 2023, and that the sector is in a position to earn 1 billion dollars in foreign currency for the first time in its history in XNUMX.

gurle; “We are the leader in the export of non-wood forest products”

Ali Fuat Gürle, President of the Aegean Furniture Paper and Forest Products Exporters' Association, informed that they have realized 55 percent of Turkey's exports in the export of non-wood forest products, especially laurel, thyme and sage, and earned 116 million dollars foreign currency to Turkey. He mentioned that they continue their contacts with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to develop joint projects in order to increase exports, while they focus on marketing with fairs, trade delegations, URGE projects and TURQUALITY projects.