Russia is the main buyer of Turkish fruits and vegetables

Published 2022년 10월 27일

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From January to September of 2022, Turkey's fruit and vegetable exports reached a value of $1.94 billion, with 34% of that total being exported to Russia. The top three exports included tomatoes, peaches, and tangerines, with tomatoes seeing a 7% increase in shipment value, peaches up by 20%, and tangerines by 15%. Russia was the leading buyer of Turkish citrus, stone fruits, and vegetables, with Germany and Romania rounding out the top three importers. Turkey also increased its supplies to Israel, Croatia, Belarus, and Saudi Arabia, with shipments to Saudi Arabia reaching $15 million in September alone.

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Export deliveries of fruits and vegetables from Turkey in January-September 2022 amounted to $1.94 billion. According to the statistics of the Mediterranean Association of Exporters (AKİB), 34% of this export falls on the Russian market, the correspondent of KazakhZerno.kz writes. According to Ferhat Gürüz, head of AKİB, in physical terms, Turkish agricultural producers shipped 3.35 million tons of fruits and vegetables to foreign buyers. The TOP-3 in terms of demand in the export direction includes tomatoes, peaches and tangerines. According to AKİB, tomato shipments increased by 7% and brought Turkish agricultural exporters $284 million. In turn, the supply of peaches increased by 20%, reaching $198 million. The Turks sent 15% more tangerines compared to the 9th month of 2021. They were sold for 169 million dollars. It is expected that Russia is the largest buyer of Turkish citrus fruits, stone fruits and vegetables: these products were shipped in monetary terms for $656 ...

Source: Kazakh-zerno