Turkey's chili pepper exports increased by 18 percent in 2023

Turkey's chili pepper exports increased by approximately 18 percent compared to the previous year in 2023, reaching 12 million 226 thousand dollars. According to the information compiled by the AA correspondent from the Southeastern Anatolia Exporters' Association (GAİB) data, chili pepper exports worth 10 million 367 thousand dollars were made from Turkey in 2022. In 2023, exports exceeded the previous year's figures by 17.96 percent, reaching 12 million 226 thousand dollars. In 2023, 3 thousand 544 tons of red pepper flakes were sold in 99 countries, including Germany, England, France, Norway, Hungary, Senegal, Greece, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Malta, Russia, the USA and Italy. Last year, the country that exported the most chili peppers was Germany with 2 million 118 thousand dollars. This country was followed by the Netherlands with 1 million 502 thousand dollars and the United Kingdom with 1 million 413 thousand dollars. "We hope that export figures will increase in ...