Turkey: 300 thousand tons target in hazelnut exports

Published 2024년 9월 7일

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The article reports on the success of Turkey's hazelnut exports in the 2023-2024 season, which saw a 30.86% increase in revenue compared to the previous season, reaching 2.349 million dollars from the sale of 303 thousand 458 tons of hazelnuts. The quality of Turkish hazelnuts and the challenges faced by competitors have been key factors in their increased popularity in the global market, with exports made to around 130 countries. Despite the EU being Turkey's primary market, the most significant growth has been observed in Far Eastern countries, especially China. The upcoming 2024-2025 season aims to build on this success, with efforts being made to diversify export markets and improve yield and pest issues in traditional hazelnut-growing regions.

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Dursun Oğuz Gürsoy, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Black Sea Hazelnut and Products Exporters' Association (KFMİB), reminded that 303 thousand 458 tons of hazelnuts were sold for 2 billion 349 million dollars in the 2023-2024 export season, which started on September 1, 2023 and ended on August 31, 2024. Pointing out that the income obtained from hazelnut exports increased by 30.86 percent compared to the 2022-2023 season, Gürsoy expressed that this increase was important and pleasing for the country. Gürsoy stated that Turkish hazelnuts have proven themselves in the world with both their quality and exporters, and said, "In addition, we have seen that some negativities experienced in rival hazelnut growing countries in the recent period have benefited Turkish hazelnuts. In some countries, the yield may be low, and in others, the quality may be poor. For this reason, consumers prefer Turkish hazelnuts." Drawing attention to the fact that hazelnuts are sold to ...

Source: Haber7