Muğla contributed $95.2 million in exports to the national economy in April

Published May 4, 2025

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In April, Muğla significantly boosted Turkey's economy with $95.2 million in exports, mainly from the aquaculture sector. The Aegean Export Unions (EİB) reported a 9% increase in exports, totaling $1.468 billion compared to April 2024, although the first four months of 2025 saw a slight 1% decrease from the previous year. Agricultural exports rose by 5% to $569 million, and mining exports surged by 14% to $112.6 million. Despite challenges in egg exports due to a $1.5 fund, the Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters' Association maintained its strong position with $135.7 million in exports. The Aegean Mineral Exporters' Association also saw a 14% increase, while fresh fruit and vegetable exports rebounded with a 7% rise to $86.7 million. Muğla ranked fourth in the Aegean Region for exports, with İzmir leading at $1.1 billion.

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Muğla, which has an important place in the Aegean Region in the aquaculture, citrus and mining sectors, contributed 95.2 million dollars of exports to the country's economy in April. The aquaculture sector, which is also Turkey's export leader, provided the most important share in exports. The Aegean Export Unions (EİB) achieved 1 billion 468 million dollars of exports in April. EİB's exports increased by 9 percent compared to the 1 billion 346 million dollars of exports in April 2024. EİB's export performance in the first four months of 2025 remained 1 percent below the same period of the previous year, falling from 5 billion 995 million dollars to 5 billion 944 million dollars. In April, agricultural sector exports increased by 5 percent from 541 million dollars to 569 million dollars. Aegean miners' exports increased by 14 percent from 99 million dollars to 112.6 million dollars. While 8 of the 12 exporter unions within the EİB managed to increase their exports in April, 4 ...

Source: Kamu3