Turkiye: Citrus exports of our country increased by twelve percent in the first quarter

Published 2023년 4월 15일

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In the first quarter of 2023, citrus fruit exports saw a significant increase of 12.22%, totaling 603,488 tons and generating revenue of $351.855 million. The exports were led by mandarin, lemon, grapefruit, and orange, with Russia being the top importer followed by Ukraine, Poland, Romania, and Bulgaria. Despite a 24% decrease in volume, the value increased by 12%. The increase in exports was noted despite production decreases and challenges such as the Russian-Ukrainian war and a major earthquake, with expectations for further increases in the coming period.

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According to the information compiled by the AA correspondent from the data of the Mediterranean Exporters' Association, 603,488 tons of citrus fruits were exported in the January-March period of this year. Citrus exports, which were 313 million 544 thousand dollars in return for 791 thousand 936 tons of products in the first quarter of last year, reached 351 million 855 thousand dollars with an increase of 12.22 percent in the same period of this year. The most exported citrus products are mandarin, lemon, grapefruit and orange. During this period, the most exported citrus products were mandarin, lemon, grapefruit and orange, respectively. In exports on a country basis, Russia was at the top. Russia with 149 million dollars of export was followed by Ukraine with 33 million dollars, Poland with 25 million dollars, Romania with 15 million and Bulgaria with 12 million. Kemal Kaçmaz, Deputy Chairman of the National Citrus Council, told Anadolu Agency (AA) that citrus has an important ...

Source: TRHaber