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Türkiye's agriculture, food and beverage sector exports fell 1.02 percent in the first 11 months of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, reaching $24.79 billion, according to data released by the Turkish Food and Beverage Industry Federation.
The federation, known as TGDF, published results from its Digital Data Panel for November 2025, which draws on statistics from the Turkish Statistical Institute. While exports dipped marginally, imports surged 22.83 percent to $20.52 billion during the January-November period, narrowing the sector's trade surplus.
Despite the decline in total export value, the sector maintained a trade surplus of $4.27 billion for the period. Unit export value rose 8.8 percent to $1,422 per ton, suggesting Turkish producers sold their goods at higher prices despite lower overall volumes.
November exports alone declined 0.95% year-over-year to $2.59 billion.
Confectionery products topped the export list with $3.24 billion in sales during the 11 months. Fresh fruits and vegetables came in a close second at $3.23 billion, followed by nuts at $2.05 billion.
On the import side, animal feed dominated with $5.1 billion in purchases, followed by vegetable oils at $2.88 billion and confectionery products at $2.19 billion.
Shelled hazelnuts maintained their position as Türkiye's most valuable agricultural export product, generating more than $972 million in revenue. Refined sunflower oil ranked second with $958 million, while wheat flour brought in $798 million.
Soybeans led the import category at $1.59 billion, followed by crude sunflower oil at $1.13 billion and corn at $1.08 billion.
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Iraq remained the sector's largest export destination with $2.99 billion in purchases, though this represented a 3.01 percent decline from 2024. Germany ranked second with $1.84 billion in imports from Türkiye, down 8.63 percent year-over-year.
The United States claimed third place at $1.63 billion, making it the only major market among the top three to show growth with a 7.17 percent increase.
Russia led the import sources at $2.88 billion, followed by Brazil at $2.04 billion and Ukraine at $1.71 billion.
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