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Turkey: Most hazelnuts were sold to Germany

Hazelnut Kernel
Turkiye
Published May 10, 2022

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According to the information compiled from the data of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters' Association (DKİB), 270 thousand 521 tons of hazelnuts were sold in the remaining 8 months of the hazelnut export season, which will start on September 1, 2021 and end on August 31, 2022. A revenue of 1 billion 602 million 136 thousand 959 dollars was obtained from the said exports. Accordingly, 8-month hazelnut exports increased by 30 percent in amount and 9 percent in value, compared to the same period of the previous season, which earned 1 billion 463 million 813 thousand 367 dollars in return for 208 thousand 685 tons of product.

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Turkey sold hazelnuts to 121 countries in 8 months. Germany, Italy and France were the countries that exported the most hazelnuts. In the last 8 months, 397 million 256 thousand 413 dollars were exported to Germany, 391 million 885 thousand 69 dollars to Italy, 92 million 406 thousand 312 dollars to France. "We foresee that hazelnut exports will continue the increasing trend" DKİB Hazelnut and Hazelnut Products Sector Committee Chairman Mehmet Cirav said that 25 percent of the total hazelnut exports were made to Germany, 24 percent to Italy and 6 percent to France. Pointing out that there is only 4 months left until the end of the hazelnut export season, Cirav stated that they foresee the increasing trend of exports in the remaining period. Cirav stated that 60 percent of hazelnut exports consist of natural hazelnut kernels and the remaining 40 percent consists of processed hazelnut products. Referring to the negativities of global climate changes in terms of sustainability in ...
Source: Tgrthaber
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