Turkey's 10-month anchovy exports exceeded $12.3 million

Saffet Kalyoncu, Chairman of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters' Association, told AA correspondent that 2,288 tons of anchovies were exported to 20 countries in 10 months. Kalyoncu emphasized that 12 million 306 thousand 154 dollars were earned from the export in question, and stated that this figure increased by 14 percent in quantity and 10 percent in value compared to the same period of the previous year, when 11 million 168 thousand 499 dollars were earned for 2 thousand 1 tons. Kalyoncu stated that France, Belgium and the USA were the 3 countries to which the most anchovies were exported, and said, "4 million 502 thousand 792 dollars of anchovies were sold to France, 3 million 736 thousand 313 dollars to Belgium and 1 million 191 thousand 935 dollars of anchovies were sold to the USA from Turkey in 10 months of the year." Kalyoncu, who pointed out that anchovy is also in demand in the foreign market as a processed product, said, "The increase in ...