Turkey: 2021 export target for tomatoes and products is 650 million dollars

Published 2021년 5월 16일

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The Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association aims to increase Turkey's tomato and tomato product exports from 608 million dollars in 2020 to 650 million dollars in 2021. The Aegean Region contributes significantly to these exports, generating 187 million dollars in 2020. The exports include fresh tomatoes, tomato paste, dried tomatoes, tomato juice, frozen tomatoes, peeled tomatoes, and tomato sauces and ketchup, with these products being exported to a diverse range of countries.

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It is reported that an export of 650 million dollars is targeted for tomatoes and its products this year. Hayrettin Uçak, President of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association, stated in a written statement that the export of tomatoes and products across Turkey was 608 million dollars in 2020. Stating that the Aegean Region contributed 187 million dollars to this export, Uçak said: "Our 2021 target in tomato and its products is to achieve a steady increase in exports of 650 million dollars with our breakthroughs that enlarge the value added chain. . " Pointing out that fresh tomato exports cover a wide geography from Europe to Gulf countries, Uçak noted that tomato paste was exported to 115 countries, ...

Source: Sondakika