Turkey: Fresh fruit and vegetable exports broke a record

Turkey's fresh fruit and vegetable exports increased by 20 percent in the January-July period, from 1 billion 363 million dollars to 1 billion 638 million dollars. Fresh fruit and vegetable exports increased by 19 percent in the last 1-year period, from 2 billion 527 million dollars to 3 billion 4 million dollars. Fresh fruit and vegetable exports exceeded 3 billion dollars for the first time in its history. In the January-July period, the traditional export market Russia took the first place in the export of fresh fruits and vegetables with 527 million dollars. Germany followed with $186 million and Romania with $141 million. On a product basis, tomatoes ranked first with 220 million dollars, while cherries with 183 million dollars and lemons with 148 million dollars were exported in the said period. Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters' Association Chairman Hayrettin Airplane, said that the harvest of Turkey's leading fresh fruit and vegetable export products accelerated ...