İzmir Commodity Exchange
İzmir, Turkey
Abbreviation
İTB
Location
İzmir, Turkey
Region
Asia
Product Types
Agricultural
About İzmir Commodity Exchange
The İzmir Commodity Exchange (İzmir Ticaret Borsası, İTB) is one of Turkey's oldest and most important commodity exchanges, established in 1891. Located in İzmir on the Aegean coast, the exchange is the primary trading venue for key Turkish agricultural exports including cotton, dried figs, dried apricots, raisins, and olive oil. İTB plays a central role in setting benchmark prices for Turkish agricultural produce, serving as a price-discovery centre for domestic and export markets.
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