Turkey’s Egg Exports Reach $418 Million 676 Thousand Through September
Shipments rose 54% year over year, with table and hatching eggs making up most of the export value.
Key takeaways
- Turkey’s egg exports rose 54% to $418 million 676 thousand in January-September.
- Bedri Girit said the sector’s 2026 export target is $550 million.
Turkey’s egg exports rose 54% year over year to $418 million 676 thousand in the first nine months of 2026. Eggs ranked first among the country’s animal product exports, excluding seafood.
Table egg exports increased 132.4% to $153 million 150 thousand, while hatching egg exports reached $245 million 512 thousand. Bedri Girit, deputy head of the Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association, said bird flu outbreaks in the United States and five European countries had shifted global trade and boosted shipments to European Union markets.
Girit said the sector’s 2026 export target was raised by $50 million to $550 million after export quotas were eased. Turkey’s agriculture ministry increased quotas for small eggs about fivefold after finding production sufficient and prices stable, he said.
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