Turkey and Russia are highly dependent on each other in the trade in fruit and vegetables

Published 2022년 3월 2일

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In 2021, Turkey's exports of fresh fruit and vegetables surpassed 5 million tons for the first time, marking a 15% increase from the previous year, with Russia being the primary buyer, accounting for nearly 30% of these exports. Despite a temporary partial boycott in 2016, Russia's reliance on Turkish produce remains high. Other significant suppliers to Russia include Azerbaijan, Egypt, Uzbekistan, China, and Moldova. Meanwhile, Turkey's production of fresh vegetables and fruit is on the rise, with protected cultivation playing a key role. Mandarins, lemons, and tomatoes are among the most exported products, with the EU receiving over one million tons of these products.

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Turkish exports of fresh fruit and vegetables continued to grow in 2021. In the past year, Turkey exported more than 5 million tons for the first time. At 5.14 million tons, it was even 15% more than the previous record of 4.48 million tons the year before. For years, Russia has been by far the most important buyer of Turkish fresh fruit and vegetables. Russia has a share of almost 30% in Turkish exports and, conversely, Turkey's share in Russian imports (excluding bananas) is also almost 30%. 1.5 million tons from Turkey to Russia Until the temporary and partial boycott of Turkish fresh fruit and vegetables in 2016, Russia's share rose to almost 40%. In 2016, that plummeted to 16%. Russia's share is now almost 30% again. In the past year, Turkey exported almost 1.5 million fresh fruits and vegetables to Russia. That was a record. Even more than the heyday before the partial boycott in 2014, it was 1.33 million tons. In 2020 it was also more than then, namely 1.38 million tons. ...

Source: AGF