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TURQUALITY Projects Open Global Doors for Turkish Dried Fruits

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Over the past decade, Türkiye’s dried fruit sector has experienced significant growth, particularly in exports to the USA, China, and Japan. This expansion is largely attributed to the implementation of TURQUALITY and URGE (Product Development) projects, which, supported by the Ministry of Trade and coordinated by the Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB), have enhanced the global competitiveness of Turkish dried fruits. As a result, exports to these three markets have increased by 101%, from $93 million to $187 million, contributing to an overall rise of 9% in quantity and 12% in value of Türkiye’s dried fruit exports over the last ten years.

Mehmet Ali Işık, Chair of the Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association, highlighted these achievements at a recent sector evaluation meeting. He emphasized that the sector aims to further increase annual exports from the current $1.6 billion to over $2 billion within the next three years. This ambitious goal is to be achieved through continued participation in international fairs and the strategic application of TURQUALITY and URGE projects. The success in these markets underscores the effectiveness of coordinated efforts among ministries, producers, traders, and academic institutions in promoting Türkiye’s dried fruit industry on the global stage.

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UzFood 2023

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UzFood 2023

March 28-30, 2023

Uzexpocentre NEC, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

UzFood 2023, 22nd International Exhibition on Food, Ingredients and Food Technologies, is the key event in the food industry. Every year the exhibition is attended by leading producers, suppliers and distributors of the food industry representing both national and global food markets.The exhibition is annually visited by top managers of the leading companies, importers and distributors. They are given an opportunity to get acquainted with a great variety of food products and equipment, and to find their partners. In 2022, 6457 visits were registered at the exhibition, of which were 4783 were professional visitors from 19 countries: Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Germany, Georgia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, UAE, Poland, Republic of Belarus, Russia, USA, Tajikistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Switzerland.

For more information see: www.uzfoodexpo.uz

 

 

Uzbekistan Simplified the Procedure for Exporting Fruits and Vegetables

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Uzbekistan has simplified the exports of fruits and vegetables for farmers. The President of Uzbekistan signed a corresponding resolution. Under the document, private entrepreneurs received the right to export fruits and vegetables without prepayment, letters of credit, or bank guarantees from November 10, 2022, uzdaily.uz writes.

The President also abolished the requirement for individual entrepreneurs to insure an export contract against political and commercial risks. Recall that the authorities of the city of St. Petersburg (RF) plan to expand trade and economic ties with Uzbekistan, in particular, on the supply of fruits and vegetables. The governor of the city held talks on this and other issues with the head of the MIFT of Uzbekistan, Jamshid Khodjaev.

In turn, supplies of Uzbek fruits and vegetables to the Russian Federation may increase in the future. To this end, the establishment of a network of wholesale distribution centers is being worked out.

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Despite the War, Ukraine Set a Record of Blueberries Exports in 2022

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Despite the invasion of the Russian occupation troops, the damage to part of the plantations in the central and northern regions of the country, Ukrainian growers increased blueberry exports in 2022 to a record high!

The total export of fresh blueberries from Ukraine in 2022 exceeded 2 500 tonnes, an increase of 1.5 times compared to 2021. The previous record for blueberry exports from Ukraine, reached in 2019, was exceeded by 11%. And this is even though there were no exports of blueberries in 2022 from Ukraine to Belarus, which was one of the main markets for Ukrainian blueberries until 2022.

Poland has traditionally been the main market for blueberries from Ukraine. In 2022, Poland imported 2.2 times more blueberries from Ukraine than in 2021, and the export volume reached 1 350 tonnes per season. Thus, more than 50% of all Ukrainian blueberries were sent to Poland. At the same time, Poland was only a transit point for blueberries from Ukraine to other EU countries, because the export of fresh blueberries from Poland many times exceeds the volume of blueberry exports from Ukraine.

Other major importers of blueberries from Ukraine – the Netherlands, the UK, and Moldova – also sharply increased their import volumes: by 80%, 68%, and 2.4 times, respectively. For the first time, wholesale batches of blueberries from Ukraine also went to Spain, Germany, Georgia, and Finland. However, to countries where blueberries were previously delivered by planes – the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, and Singapore, they were not exported due to Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine.

www.east-fruit.com

Fresh Business Expo 2022

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Fresh Business Expo 2022

November 29 – December 1, 2022

International Exhibition Centre (IEC), Kyiv, Ukraine

Fresh Business Expo is the leading trade event for all suppliers within the entire spectrum of the Fresh Produce Industry. Fresh Business Expo is an international event that targets Fresh Produce Production, Processing, Storage & Handling Technologies and Produce and Supply in Ukraine and CIS Countries.The exhibition is organized by Nova Exhibitions BV (The Netherlands) and “City of Dreams” Company” LLC (Ukraine).

For more information see: www.freshbusinessexpo.com

‘Ukraine Will not Have Potato Shortage This Winter, Despite War’

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According to a statement from the Agriculture Ministry, Ukraine will not face a shortage of potatoes this winter, despite its refusal to import from Russia and Belarus. Ukraine traditionally imports potatoes from these two states, but it has halted all supplies after the Russian invasion. The Ministry said in a statement around 12 million tons of potatoes had already been harvested as of October 25, or 73% of an expected harvest of around 16.6 million tons. It gave no data for the 2021 harvest.

It said the 2022 area sown to potatoes had fallen by 36%, due to hostilities in many regions. Potatoes are the most widely consumed vegetable in Ukraine. Almost all potatoes in Ukraine are harvested by small households.

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Moldova to Export Less Table Grapes Than Last Year

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Between August and mid-October, Moldova exported just over 17,000 mt of table grapes from the 2022 harvest. This is about the same as what was exported in the same period last year. As expected, Romania is the first in the TOP countries-importers of Moldovan table grapes – almost 5,700 mt, Kazakhstan is quite unexpectedly the second – more than 4,000 mt, the third is Ukraine with about 2,000 mt. The Belarusian and Russian markets, which in previous years were at the top of the list of importers of grapes from Moldova, received 1,700 mt and 724 mt, respectively.

Representatives of associations note with regret that in the current marketing year the country is exporting a much smaller volume of table grapes than last season (about 68,000 mt). Although the harvest of table grapes in 2022 in Moldova will be higher than in 2021 – more than 100,000 mt against 85,000 mt, the quality of grapes from the 2022 harvest, despite the drought, is also better than last year.

The main problem is that due to the Russian embargo, limited demand for Moldova table grapes in autumn, and a significant increase in electricity tariffs, according to expert forecasts, only about 20,000-25,000 mt of grapes will be stored in the country’s fruit storage facilities for sale in November-January. Last year, about 40,000 mt were stored for export during this period.

Unfortunately, according to fruit market participants, due to uncertain commercial prospects and increased storage costs, a significant proportion of medium and even high-quality Moldova grapes from vineyards is sent directly to wineries. At the same time, the purchase prices for industrial table grapes fell to the minimum level – 2 MDL/kg ($0.10/kg).

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Despite Increased Quota Moldova Unlikely to Export More then 15-20,000 MT of Apples to EU

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Experts from non-governmental organizations and traders from the Republic of Moldova agree that the statement by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry MAIA on the possibility of exporting a record 50,000 mt of apples this season is “achievable, but unreasonably optimistic.”

According to east-fruit.com, the ministerial declaration was caused by two positive facts. Firstly, as has been repeatedly noted at all levels, the European Commission has doubled the quota for the export of Moldovan apples to the EU in the current marketing year – up to 80,000 mt. This should be considered an important incentive, primarily psychological. It can also be assumed that the EU authorities and the national governments of some countries also encourage European traders and retailers to cooperate with apple suppliers from Moldova. Secondly, this summer, Moldova exported approximately 2,000 mt of apples to Romania every month (while its total export to the European market from Moldova last year amounted to about 1,800 mt).

However, since the beginning of autumn, supplies of Moldovan apples to the European Union have dropped sharply. Even if we assume that Moldova will quickly pick up the “summer pace” of apple supplies to Romania in the second half of October and enter other European markets with small volumes, Moldovan traders may be able to export about 20,000 mt of apples by next summer. According to experts from farmers’ organizations, this will also be a very good result. Especially if we consider the high harvest of 2022 apples in many European countries, in particular, in Poland, and a low apple harvest in Moldova (according to an optimistic forecast – 480 000 mt, according to a pessimistic one – 380,000-400,000 mt).

Many horticultural enterprises gathered resources for timely and high-quality harvesting of apples in October, but, according to fruit market players, their storing is going rather slowly. And it is still unclear whether traders will accumulate the previously expected commodity volume of 100,000 mt of apples in fruit storages before the winter.

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