Turkey has become a leader in the export of sea bass and sea bream

Published Feb 16, 2021

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In 2020, Turkey's fisheries exports reached a record high of $1.53 billion, an 7% increase from the previous year, with sea bass bringing in $355.6 million, primarily to the Netherlands. Sea bream, the country's top export, brought in $311 million, mostly to Italy. So far in 2021, exports have seen a 12% increase to $100.8 million in January. There was also a 96% increase in Turkish salmon exports, reaching $56.8 million. Ufuk Atakan Demir, a board member of the Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters Association, is optimistic about the potential for further success in salmon exports.

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According to data Aegean Exporters' Association, Turkey in 2019 to 1 billion 11 million dollars in fisheries exports in 2020 he broke the record by moving 1 billion 53 million dollars. Turkey, which is a world leader in the production of sea bass, an increase of 7 percent compared to the previous year was 355 million 600 thousand dollars in revenue. Most perch perch from which imports most countries Turkey were exported to the Netherlands, was 85 million 186 thousand dollars, the Netherlands. This country was followed by the United Kingdom with $ 58 million and Italy with $ 52 million. The highest number of bream was sent to Italy. The export of sea bream was recorded as 311 million dollars in 2020. Italy took the first place in sea bream export with 56 million 586 thousand dollars. Second row to Greece and Turkey, 42 million 180 thousand dollars was exported. Holland ranked third in sea bream export with 41 million 590 thousand dollars. Turkey continues to increase in the new ...

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