Fisheries Promotion Group (STG) promoted Turkish aquaculture products by participating in PLMA’s Private Label Trade Show Fair held in Chicago, USA, between 15-17 November 2015.

STG is also reaping the fruits of its promotional activities in the USA. Turkey’s aquaculture exports to the USA increased by a record 47 percent in 2015, rising from $11.8 million to $17.4 million.

Sinan Kızıltan, Chairman of the Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association, stated that STG aims to increase its exports to destinations with direct flights from Turkey. He also stated that they want to have a good place in the market by participating in the Trade Show Fair.

Stating that there is an intense interest and trust in aquaculture because it is produced in the USA in a healthy and controlled manner, Kızıltan said, “Americans are a society that loves and consumes seafood. In the USA, especially in recent years, healthy nutrition is a much higher value. We want to make the most of this trend in the USA.”

Pointing out that Turkey’s aquaculture sector managed to increase its exports in a period when the general exports of Turkey declined in 2015, Kızıltan continued: “Our aquaculture sector increased its exports from 350 million dollars to 406 million dollars in the January-October period of 2015 with an increase of 16 percent. Our aquaculture exports to the USA increased by 47 percent from 11 million 812 thousand dollars to 17 million 408 thousand dollars. We are taking firm steps towards our export targets for 2023.”

2,700 participating companies from 35 countries and over 5,000 local and foreign professionals visit the fair, which is held once a year, where private label products for many sectors (store brands, private labels, private brands) can be exhibited. 20,000 different products are on display at the fair. In addition to small and medium-sized companies, well-known large companies that supply Brand Products to supermarkets are also participating in the fair.

At Chicago PLMA’s Private Label Trade Show Fair, Fisheries Promotion Group was represented by Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association Chairman Sinan Kızıltan, STG Board Members Ufuk Atakan Demir and İsmail Aksoy and EİB Personnel Gökçe Tol. Turkey’s Boston Commercial Attaché Alperen Kaçar and Chicago Commercial Attaché Officer S.Barlas Bildir visited the STG stand.

Turkish fish feast for the Spaniards

Fisheries Promotion Group (STG) in Spain

Fisheries Promotion Group (STG) participated in the 17th Conxemar International Fisheries Fair held in Vigo, Spain on October 5-6-7, 2015 in order to increase the export of fisheries products in Spain. At the fair, which is the meeting point of the seafood industry, there was a feast of Turkish sea bass, sea bream and other seafood.

Stating that the aquaculture sector, which is one of the star sectors in Turkey’s exports, has reached a market share of 25 percent in the European market in sea bass and sea bream, STG President Melih İşliel said, “As the Fisheries Promotion Group (STG), we participated in the 17th Conxemar International Fisheries 2015 Fair held in Vigo, Spain and We promoted our Turkish aquatic products with fish dishes prepared by Spanish chef Maria Sowe. Conxemar Fair is also an opportunity to open up to the African market. It is a fair that we plan to attend next year in order to take advantage of these opportunities.”

Stating that Spain is the third largest aquaculture importer country in the world, İşliel said, “People living in this geography know our Mediterranean and Aegean fish, especially our sea bass and sea bream. There is approximately 8 thousand km of coastline in Spain, and fisheries, aquaculture and canning facilities are highly developed. However, since their own production cannot meet the need, they need imports. We see Spain as an important gateway to increase our exports in Europe. We want to sign new export connections here and increase our existing exports.”

Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association Chairman of the Board of Directors Sinan Kızıltan said, “I find it useful to mention our aquatic products, which are exported the most to Spain, as sea bream, sea bass and shrimp. If we talk about the export values of Turkey to Spain, to Spain; Our fisheries exports, which were 27 million 970 thousand dollars in the January-October period of 2014, decreased by 12 percent in the same period of 2015 and fell to 24 million 481 thousand dollars. The reason for this is the stagnation in the economy in general. We aim to increase the export of fisheries products to 30 million dollars”.

The Fisheries Promotion Group stand was one of the stands that attracted the most attention at the fair, and at the Conxemar 2015 Fisheries Fair, the Spanish chef Maria Sowe offered the visitors the opportunity to taste the fish of our country prepared with various recipes, promotional materials were distributed, and at the same time, the fish of our country were exhibited to create the image of Turkish fish. worked. Fish was offered to nearly one thousand five hundred visitors at the stand.

At Conxemar 2015 Fisheries Fair, the Fisheries Promotion Group (STG) was represented by STG President Melih İşliel, Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association Chairman Sinan Kızıltan, STG Board Members Taner Ciger, İsmail Aksoy, Aegean Exporters’ Unions Chief Serap Ünal was represented by Gizem Kamacı, a member of the Press Public Relations Branch.

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Türkiye-General 2015 January-September Fisheries Export Values

Quantity 87.534, Value $496.260.106

Turkish sea bass and sea bream became the favorite of Expo Milano. Fisheries Promotion Group presented Turkish sea bass and sea bream prepared by Istanbul Gourmet chefs to Expo Milano visitors at Expo Milano 2015, the main theme of which is “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”.

Stating that the EXPO Milano 2015 event was held between May 1 and October 31, 2015, Fisheries Promotion Group President Melih İşliel said that STG, which promoted Turkish fishery products by participating in the Expo Milano event between 13 and 16 June 2015, also took its place in the 14 September Turkish Day event, He noted that they made thousands of people taste Turkish fish at the event, which was visited by 200 thousand people daily.

Pointing out that Turkish fish make a very good pair with the slogan of “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”, which is the main theme of Expo Milano 2015, İşliel said, “The National Day of Turkey was held on September 14 as part of Expo Milano 2015. The Turkish delegation, including our Minister of Economy Nihat Zeybekci, former Minister of Food, Agriculture and Livestock Mehdi Eker, and Chairman of the Turkish Exporters Assembly Mehmet Büyükekşi, and Italian Deputy Minister of Economy Carlo Calenda were served a lunch menu with Turkish sea bass. We made a successful promotion for Turkey to reach its export targets for 2023”.

Explaining that the Turkey-Italy Business Forum was also organized within the scope of the Turkey National Day event, İşliel said that the Antalya Expo to be held in 2016 was promoted, the Janissary team from Turkey, the Fire of Anatolia show, the flour show, the horon show, the marbling, the Burhan Öcal orchestra concert. He added that the events were organized.

29-31 October 2015

South Korea/Busan

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