Turkish strawberry exporters hopeful for the period after Covid19

Turkish strawberry exporters are waiting hopefully for the recovery of the export markets to start their exports. Turkey had exported 25.2 million USD worth of strawberries in 2019, representing a 5% increase over the previous year's figure.

Russia was the top export destination in 2019 for Turkish strawberries with an export volume of 19 million USD, followed by Romania and Iraq with 2.4 and 2.1 million USD respectively. Exporters remark that they would like to reach 30 million USD export volume despite the Covid19 outbreak.