Tropical fruit exports rise by 85 percent in Turkey

Published Jul 26, 2022

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Turkey's tropical fruit exports saw an 85% increase last year, reaching $13 million, and have further grown by 225% from 2018 to 2021, generating $7.9 million in revenue in the first half of 2022. The variety of tropical produce exported has also increased, including papaya, mango, pineapple, dragon fruit, coconut, passion fruit, and bilberry. The U.K., Russia, Romania, and the U.K. were the main markets for these exports. The country's overall fresh fruit and vegetable exports increased by 9% in the first half of 2022, reaching $551 million, and are projected to grow to $1.5 billion by the end of the year.

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Türkiye’s tropical fruit exports exhibited an 85 percent increase last year from 2020 to amount to $13 million, according to a trade group. In the first half of 2022, exports already reached $7.9 million, said Hayrettin Uçak, the head of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, (EYMSİB) adding that the country’s exports leaped 225 percent between 2018 and 2021. “In 2018, revenues from the export of tropical fruits were $4 million, climbing gradually to $5 million in the following year and further to $13 million in 2021,” he said. The range of produce local growers sell abroad also expanded to include papaya, mango, pineapple, dragon fruit, coconut, passion fruit and bilberry, he added. Revenues from kiwi exports exceeded $5 million, while revenues from mango rose from only $144,000 to $1.1 million, according to Uçak. The U.K. was the top export market for local mango growers at $948,000, while bilberry sales to Germany climbed from $524,000 to $761,000, he ...

Source: Hurriyetdailynews