The target for Turkey tomato exports is 650 million dollars
Fresh Tomato
Turkiye
Published May 18, 2021
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Turkey-wide exports of tomatoes and their products reached 608 million dollars in 2020, and exports of tomatoes and products made from the Aegean reached 187 million dollars with an increase of 3 percent. The fruit and vegetable sector aims to increase the export of tomato product group to 650 million dollars in 2021.
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(CLICK FOR PHOTOS) Hayrettin Uçak, President of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association, reminded that fresh fruits and vegetables and fruit and vegetable products, which amounted to 4 billion 414 million dollars in 2020, are among the sectors that break the record on an annual basis. Stating that they want to maintain the stability of the increase in exports, Hayrettin Uçak said, “In 2020, we have drawn an extremely successful graphic despite all the difficulties as the industry. Our country, which is a serious actor in the global fruit and vegetable market, ranks 3rd in the world with an annual production of 12.8 million tons of tomatoes. Turkey is also in a strong position in tomato product diversity. Turkey-wide exports of tomatoes and their products, which make the biggest contribution to our export record with its wide product range, were 608 million dollars in 2020, and our Aegean exports increased by 3 percent to 187 million dollars. Our 2021 target in ...
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