China increases imports of Turkish hazelnuts

Germany has become a leader in terms of imports of Turkish hazelnuts in the 2020-2021 season, and China is also significantly increasing purchases of walnuts. The agency "Anadolu" reports this with reference to the Association of Exporters of Hazelnuts of the Black Sea Region of Turkey (KFMIB). Turkey in 2020-2021 exported 292,939 tons of hazelnuts to 120 countries worth $ 2.11 billion. 70,543 tons of hazelnuts worth $ 472.26 million were delivered to Germany. This is followed by Italy ($ 388.76 million) and France ($ 148.98 million). Read also: Georgia expects to harvest 65-70 thousand tons of hazelnuts in 2021 China has become one of the markets where the export of hazelnuts from Turkey has shown the greatest growth in recent years. In the 2019-2020 season Turkey exported 8,938 tons to China, and this season - 9,875 tons of hazelnuts. Hamza Boluk, the head of the board of directors of the Giresun trade exchange, said that in the export season of ...