Turkey: Target for exports of tomatoes and products is 650 million dollars

Published 2021년 5월 16일

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In 2020, Turkey's tomato and tomato product exports reached $608 million, with the Aegean region accounting for $187 million, a 3% increase. The fruit and vegetable sector aims to further increase this to $650 million in 2021. The country, which is the world's third-largest tomato producer, exported tomatoes and products to 51 countries, with Russia as the main market. The exports included tomato paste, dried tomatoes, tomato juice, and frozen tomatoes, with the United Kingdom, Belgium, and Italy showing the highest increases.

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Turkey-wide exports of tomatoes and their products reached $ 608 million in 2020, and exports of tomatoes and products made from the Aegean reached $ 187 million with an increase of 3 percent. The fruit and vegetable sector aims to increase the export of tomato product group to 650 million dollars in 2021. Hayrettin Uçak, President of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association, reminded that fresh fruits and vegetables and fruit and vegetable products, which amounted to 4 billion 414 million dollars in 2020, are among the record-breaking sectors on an annual basis. "In 2020, as the industry, we had an extremely successful graphic despite all the difficulties. Our country, which is a serious actor in the global fruit and vegetable market, ranks 3rd in the world with an annual production of 12.8 million tons of tomatoes. Turkey is also in a strong position in tomato product diversity. Turkey-wide exports of tomatoes and their products, which make the biggest ...

Source: Gidatarim