DCT Trading Dış Ticaret A.Ş
DCT Trading has been engaged in international cotton trade for more than 20 years. In its early years, it served bale cotton supplied especially from Greece to Turkish yarn producers and textile manufacturers, and over the years, it developed its supply chain countries and started purchasing from all cotton-producing countries in the world such as Brazil, America, and the Turkish Republics. The Company, which also started buying cotton produced in our country, also gained the qualification of an exporter. At this point, it delivers the cotton produced in our country to many countries of the world, especially China, Vietnam, Pakistan, and Indonesia, by carrying out all logistics processes. Over the years, DCT Trading's activities have also shifted to different commodities. It also brings agricultural commodities such as wheat, rice, and corn, which it supplies from various countries around the world, to buyers. DCT Trading is a member of the International Cotton Association (ICA) and Better Cotton (BC), and has also become a global player that can trade organic cotton by passing through GOTS and Control Union audit processes. With the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ) certificate it received in 2023, it has become a company that can sell cotton directly to Chinese state enterprises. DCT Trading was publicly offered in July 2024 and is traded on Borsa Istanbul under the code DCTTR.
Cotton and Commodity Trade
YAKA IKE
It was established in Komotini / Greece in 2016. YAKA, the group's first investment in the agriculture vertical, carries out contract farming activities with nearly 200 cherry growers through its own packaging facility. YAKA's 2100 m2 indoor facility has IFS and BRC certificates, and the company works with around 200 contracted producers under the Global GAP certificate. The facility received high scores from quality audits, thus becoming a supplier of cherries and blueberries to chain supermarkets operating in the European Union. During the harvest season, YAKA processes the cherries it receives from producers through quality, calibration, and packaging processes in its modern facilities and sells them to chain supermarkets in the European Union.
Cherry & Blueberry Packing
BLUEFARM IKE
It was founded in Komotini, Greece in 2021 for the purpose of blueberry production. Following its establishment, it carried out a comprehensive R&D activity on production methodology and made its first trial plantings of 15,000 trees in 2023 based on the academic outputs obtained. The first harvest was made in 2024, and upon seeing that the actual harvest was parallel to the R&D study, it increased the total number of trees to 40,000 with a capacity expansion investment. With additional land acquisitions, the company reached approximately 200 decares of land size, and the number of trees will increase to 70,000 by the end of 2026 upon completion of the planned plantings. BLUEFARM IKE is the largest blueberry producer in Greece. With the current plantings reaching full capacity, it will realize an annual production of 750 tons of blueberries.
Blueberry Production