Sea snails from Turkey obtained foreign currency inflow of more than 15 million dollars in 20 months

Published Nov 25, 2022

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In the previous year, three countries received significantly less foreign currency from sea snail exports to eight countries, including South Korea and China, with a total of 7.949.800 dollars. This reduction is attributed to low crop yields, market stagnation, and high prices. Despite these challenges, fishermen from the Eastern Black Sea region, particularly Trabzon, have found success in sea snail fishing from September 1. However, they face difficulties due to sea fillings and a ban on fishing within 500 meters of Trabzon's center. The exported sea snails, weighing between 8-14 TL, are primarily used for their shells, which are valued in the cosmetic industry.

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In the 10-month period of last year, 6 countries received 1 million 337 thousand 296 kilograms of 7 million 949 thousand 800 dollars of foreign currency inflow, while in the same period of this year, 857 thousand 522 kilograms and 7 million 113 thousand 563 dollars were obtained from 8 countries. It was noted that the low crop yield this year, the stagnation in global markets, and the high prices of the courtyard compared to previous months were recorded. In the 10-month period of this year, 7 million 113 thousand 563 dollars foreign currency inflow was provided in the export of sea snails to 8 countries, namely South Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan, USA, Italy, Georgia, Bulgaria, and this season, when the fishermen from the Eastern Black Sea region could not find what they expected, especially in bonito fishing, they preferred this product. headed. Erkan Acuner, one of the fishermen, said that as the fishermen from Trabzon, bonito is generally caught abundantly in the Western Black ...

Source: Haber7