Turkey: 169 million dollars of hazelnuts were exported from Trabzon in three months

In the January-March period of this year, 169 million 42 thousand 268 dollars of hazelnut exports were made from Trabzon to 49 countries. According to the compilation made by the AA correspondent from the data of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters' Association (DKİB), 34,922 tons of hazelnut exports were made from Trabzon in the first quarter of the year. A profit of 169 million 42 thousand 268 dollars was obtained from the said foreign sale. Italy, Germany, Poland, France and Brazil were the top 5 countries that exported the most hazelnuts from the city. This period, 57 million 745 thousand 562 dollars from Trabzon to Italy, 37 million 648 thousand 797 dollars to Germany, 15 million 180 thousand 73 dollars to Poland, 14 million 944 thousand 483 dollars to France, 6 million dollars to Brazil. Hazelnuts worth $896.9 million were exported. Unlike the same period last year, hazelnuts were sold to Russia, Oman, Japan, Slovenia, Finland and Colombia. "We are hopeful that hazelnut exports ...