Turkey: Exports worth 9.6 million dollars from the Eastern Black Sea

Eastern Black Sea Exporters Association Chairman of the Board of Directors, Saffet Kalyoncu, stated in his written statement that there was a 9 percent increase in exports in the 7 months of the year compared to the previous year. Kalyoncu stated that 721 million 821 thousand 332 dollars of exports were made from Trabzon, 122 million 632 thousand 183 dollars from Rize, 49 million 797 thousand 151 dollars from Artvin, and 39 million 351 thousand 417 dollars from Gümüşhane. Kalyoncu pointed out that there was an 8 percent increase in exports from Trabzon, 28 percent from Artvin, and 51 percent from Gümüşhane compared to the 7-month period of the previous year, and it was stated that the export level from Rize was maintained. Exports were made to 135 countries Emphasizing that the sector with the highest export from the region in the said period was hazelnuts with 442 million 777 thousand 840 dollars, Kalyoncu said that the hazelnut sector was followed by aquaculture and livestock ...