Turkey: Chili pepper is sweet

Published 2023년 4월 7일

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Turkey has seen a 14% increase in chili pepper exports in the first quarter of 2023, compared to the same period last year, reaching 2.877 million dollars. The exports were made to 68 countries, with Germany, the Netherlands, and Saudi Arabia being the top buyers. Despite challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, global warming, and natural disasters like earthquakes and floods in Turkey, the production and export of chili peppers have seen an uptick. Şanlıurfa Commodity Exchange Assembly President İsa Kızıldemir highlights the resilience of farmers and expects further growth in exports with continued support.

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In the first 3 months of this year, 2 million 877 thousand dollars of chili pepper was sold to 68 countries from Turkey. According to the information compiled from the data of Southeastern Anatolia Exporters' Association, 10 million 549 thousand dollars of chili pepper was exported from Turkey to 104 countries last year. The amount of chili pepper exports, which was 2 million 527 thousand dollars in the January-March period of last year, increased by 14 percent to 2 million 877 thousand dollars in the same period of this year. In the first quarter of this year, Germany, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, England, Iraq, France, USA, Russia, United Arab Emirates, Libya, Canada, People's Republic of China, Oman, Japan, Bulgaria, Ghana, Mozambique, Cuba and Morocco are among them. 1035 tons of chili pepper was sent to 68 countries where it is located. On the basis of countries, Germany took the first place in the export of chili peppers with 435 thousand dollars. This country was followed by ...

Source: Diyarbakirsoz