Turkey's hazelnut exports keep increasing despite the contraction in the global chocolate industry

Turkey's hazelnut exports have reached 1.7 billion USD from the start of the season in September 2019 until mid-April. The export volume was 260 kmt in this period. In total, Turkish hazelnut exports increased by 50% in export value.

Exports have not slowed down even by the Covid19 outbreak with the export volume being 53% higher in March 2020 compared to the same month of the previous year despite the chocolate industry experiencing a contraction due to the coronavirus and the chocolate consumption going down by 15% due to the shutdown of restaurants and coffee shops.