2 billion dollars export from Istanbul, Turkey

Published Apr 9, 2021

Tridge summary

The Istanbul Exporters Union has reported a 26.7% increase in exports in March compared to the same period last year, with a total of $2 billion exported in the first quarter of this year. The highest exports were made to Iraq, Norway, the USA, Germany, and the UK, and the European Union was the region that received the most exports. The Istanbul Exporters Unions, which include associations for cereals, furniture, shipbuilding, fisheries, hazelnuts, fresh fruit and vegetables, and dried fruit, have all seen an increase in exports compared to the same period last year. Despite the pandemic, the unions are planning to further increase exports through diversifying markets and organizing procurement committees and trainings for exporters.

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Original content

According to the statement made by the Istanbul Exporters Union, with the seven exporters unions within the body of İİB, exports amounted to $ 2 billion in the first three months of this year, compared to the same period of the previous year. Istanbul Exporters sold products to the markets of 178 countries in the first three months, and their share in the country's exports was 4.5 percent. In the first quarter of the year, the highest export was made to Iraq with 142 million dollars on a value basis, while furniture, paper and forestry products, grains, pulses, oil seeds and products were exported to Iraq the most. İİB made the most exports on value basis to Norway, the United States of America, Germany and the United Kingdom, after Iraq. Ships and yachts to Norway in exports; Cereals, pulses, oilseeds, furniture, paper products to the USA; Cereals, legumes, oil seeds and products, hazelnuts and products to Germany; Furniture, paper and forestry products, and cereals, pulses, ...

Source: Haber7