Turkey: Fresh fruit and vegetable exports from the Aegean exceeded 1 billion dollars in 3 years

Published 2021년 6월 17일

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The Aegean Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Exporters' Association has seen a significant increase in exports, reaching 1.4 billion dollars in 2020, a 17% increase from the previous year. The association, which started with 600 members in 2018, aims to further increase exports to 1.2 billion dollars in 2021. To ensure food safety from farm to fork, the association has initiated the 'We Know the Pesticides We Use' project, ensuring that the use of pesticides is correct and in line with the limits set by the EU, Russia, and Turkey. The project also involves analyzing samples from production areas of key exports such as strawberries, with the results showing compatible residual values with the limits set by the aforementioned countries for both export and domestic consumption.

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Aegean Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Exporters' Association Chairman Hayrettin Aircraft informed the public about the projects they implemented during the 3 years they took office with the press conference held with the participation of the Board of Directors and Auditors. Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters' Association President Hayrettin Airplane said, "Since we took office in April 2018, we have more than 600 members and we have been working to increase our exports. Our Union's exports of fresh fruit, vegetable and fruit and vegetable products, which was 739 million dollars at the end of 2017, increased by a percent in 2018. It rose to 831 million with an increase of 12, to 890 million with an increase of 7 percent in 2019, and finally to 1 billion 40 million dollars with an increase of 17 percent at the end of 2020, and for the first time in the 54-year history of our Union, we managed to exceed the threshold of 1 billion dollars together with our members. We've raised ...

Source: Sondakika