Turkey: Tropical fruit exports reached 7 million dollars in the first half of 2022

While Turkey increased its tropical fruit export by 85 percent to 13 million dollars in 2021, tropical fruit exports of 7 million 857 thousand dollars were realized in the first half of 2022. Saying that Turkey's value-added chain is growing with each passing year, Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters' Association President Hayrettin Aircraft said, "Our rising graph in tropical fruit exports in recent years clearly demonstrates this. In the four-year period from 2018 to 2021, we increased our tropical fruit exports by 225 percent. While our tropical fruit exports in Turkey were 4 million dollars in 2018, 5 million dollars in 2019, 6 million dollars in 2020, we increased our exports to 13 million dollars in 2021 with an 85% jump. We have expanded our product range in tropical fruit by adding products such as dragon fruit, passionfruit, carambola, papaya, mangost, guava pear, mango, pineapple, coconut, blueberry, kumquat, which we started with kiwi and avocado.” said. ...