Bulgaria is the third largest importer of tomatoes from Turkey in 2022

Last year, Turkey's tomato export revenue grew by 4% compared to 2021 to $377.42 million, Anadolu Agency reported, citing data from the Southeast Anatolia Exporters Association. A total of 526,703 tons of tomatoes were exported to 54 countries, including Germany, Great Britain, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Spain, Kazakhstan, Russia and Poland. However, the largest revenues are from exports to Romania ($65.23 million), followed by Ukraine with $45.32 million and Bulgaria with $38.11 million. The chairman of the Turkish Association of Greenhouse Producers and Investors, Muslim Yenmaz, announced that the growth in tomato exports compared to the previous year was gratifying, but the exporters did not manage to achieve the desired result. According to him, the restraint of export indicators is due to the contraction of the Russian market. "Until now, the export of tomatoes to Russia was worth about 200 million dollars a year. Unfortunately, last year that number dropped to $33 ...