There is high demand for Turkish tomatoes in Europe

Published 2024년 11월 11일

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P. Seelen, a Dutch trading company, has received the first batch of Turkish tomatoes for the season, marking the start of the tomato import season. The company has been importing Turkish tomatoes for 15 years and plans to try buying them in bulk this year. This shift is due to increasing demand and a decrease in supply from traditional winter suppliers like Spain, which is experiencing water shortages and high wages. Turkish tomatoes are preferred for their quality and the speed of delivery, which is only six days. The country is expanding its tomato cultivation using modern and disease-resistant varieties, and is also expected to export more quince, pomegranate, fig, and lemon this year. All Turkish suppliers are certified by GlobalGAP, GRASP, and most are also Sedex/SMETA certified.

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The first batch of Turkish tomatoes on the vine has arrived at the address of the Dutch company P. Seelen. This trading company from Venolo has been importing Turkish tomatoes for 15 years and sees growing demand from customers, EastFruit reports. “This year we will also try for the first time to buy tomatoes on the vine in bulk by weight from Turkey,” says Jeroen Hendrix, CEO of the partnership between P. Seelen and Hendrix Fruit & Vegetables. Tomato cultivation in Turkey is on the rise. Previously, Spain was the undisputed supplier of tomatoes in the winter, but now this country is faced with a shortage of water and higher costs due to high wages, writes FreshPlaza. “Turkey is well prepared to respond to this. The journey from Turkey can be covered in just six days, and the quality of Turkish tomatoes has improved significantly in recent years. Almost all of our suppliers are expanding their cultivation. In Turkey, tomatoes are often grown in modern plastic greenhouses, but ...

Source: Eastfruit