• BURSA COMMODITY EXCHANGE RANKED FIRST IN TRANSACTION VOLUME AT MARMARA ÜPAK
• ÖZER MATLI: “WE ARE DETERMINED TO MAKE BURSA A REGIONAL POWER IN THE FOOD SECTOR”
Bursa Commodity Exchange (Bursa TB), the address of secure trade in the agricultural sector, increased its registered transaction volume by 19 percent in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the same period of the previous year, reaching 19.3 billion TL. Ranking first in transaction volume among 23 exchanges within Marmara ÜPAK, Bursa TB reinforced its leading role in digital agricultural markets.
As one of the fundamental building blocks of Bursa’s agricultural trade and economy, Bursa Commodity Exchange (Bursa TB) made a strong start to 2026. Sharing the first quarter registered transaction volume figures, Bursa TB Chairman of the Board Özer Matlı stated that the transaction volume for the January-March period increased by 19 percent compared to the previous year, reaching 19 billion 355 million TL. Despite the increasing uncertainties in the global economy and financial difficulties due to the US-Israel-Iran war, Chairman Özer Matlı emphasized that the business world of Bursa did not give up its determination to produce and expressed that the achieved momentum is pleasing.
Olives maintain their leadership
Chairman Özer Matlı also announced the most traded products in the first quarter of the year, stating that olives, one of Bursa’s symbolic products, maintained their leading position in registered transaction volume. Matlı said, “Olives ranked first with a transaction volume of 5 billion 68 million TL, followed respectively by live animals with 2 billion 694 million TL, meat with 2 billion 548 million TL, and fresh fruits and vegetables with 2 billion 370 million TL. In addition, the transaction volume of 1 billion 92 million TL in the corn group is also an important indicator of Bursa’s strategic weight in the region in both animal and plant production.”
The strongest actor of Marmara
Chairman of the Board of Bursa TB Özer Matlı stated that they also achieved a great success in the first quarter within the body of Marmara Product Market Intermediary Institution (ÜPAK), of which they are a founding partner. Noting that transactions carried out through the Bursa TB agency at Marmara ÜPAK reached 876 million TL with a record increase of 81 percent compared to the same period of the previous year as a result of their member-oriented service approach, Matlı emphasized that investor interest has also increased exponentially during this process.
Stating that they increased the number of customers registered with the Bursa TB agency by 5 times compared to the previous year, Matlı said, “With this performance, we are experiencing the happiness and pride of rising to the first place in terms of transaction volume among 23 exchanges within Marmara ÜPAK. This success is a result of our members’ trust in digital trading systems and our Exchange’s institutional vision.”
Matlı: “Bursa is on its way to becoming a regional center in agricultural trade”
Emphasizing that Bursa Commodity Exchange is steadily progressing towards becoming not only a local but also a regional actor, Chairman Özer Matlı stated that they are determined to make Bursa the center of agricultural trade. Matlı said, “The data we have obtained clearly shows that we are on the right track towards our goal of making Bursa a regional power in the food sector. With the Food Specialized Organized Industrial Zone, our Food UR-GE project, and our digitalization-focused investments, we are focused on carrying our city’s agricultural values to global standards. With an exchange structure integrated with technology, transparent, and with high transaction volume, we continue to protect the labor of our producers while providing our members with a secure trading environment. I would like to thank all our members and stakeholders who contributed to this success.”