Anchovy exports to 18 countries throughout Türkiye in January-February of this year...

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Published Mar 28, 2024

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Turkey's anchovy exports have seen a notable increase in the January-February period of this year, generating $2.12 million from sales to 18 countries, up from $1.57 million the previous year. A total of 577 thousand 463 kilograms of anchovies were exported, with Belgium, the United States, and France being the top buyers. Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan, Vice President of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters' Association (DKİB), praised the season's export efficiency and the new venture into canned anchovy exports. However, he mentioned that no further anchovy export activities are expected after April 15 due to the hunting ban. Gürdoğan also suggested delaying the start of the anchovy season to protect fish stocks and discussed efforts to cultivate other fish species for sustainable fishing and the creation of value-added products.

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In the January-February period of this year, anchovy exports to 18 countries across Turkey provided 2 million 119 thousand 896 dollars of foreign currency, equivalent to 577 thousand 463 kilograms. The highest anchovy export was made to Belgium with 524 thousand 936 dollars, to the United States with 401 thousand 109 dollars, to France with 368 thousand 287 dollars, while in the same period last year, it was exported to 19 countries with 1 million 569 thousand 373 dollars, equivalent to 303 thousand 752 dollars. export was made. Making a statement on the subject, Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan, Vice President of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters' Association (DKİB), said that anchovy has now started to be exported in canned form as well as sorted. Stating that anchovy exports this season were more efficient than the previous season, Gürdoğan noted that they do not expect any activity in anchovy exports from now on due to the hunting ban that will start on April 15. Stating that they ...

Source: Kamu3