Turkey's citrus exports reached 427 million dollars in 9 months

Published 2021년 10월 22일

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The Mediterranean Exporters' Association reports a 15% increase in Turkey's citrus exports in the first nine months of this year, reaching 840,216 tons with a value of $427.29 million, up from the same period last year. Lemon was the best-selling citrus fruit, with exports valued at $184.3 million, a 48% increase, followed by tangerines, grapefruits, and oranges. The main importers of Turkish citrus were Russia, Iraq, and Ukraine. Syria experienced the highest increase in imports, with a 528% rise compared to the previous year. Kemal Kaçmaz, President of the National Citrus Council, stated that Turkey is aiming to enter new markets and improve its export efficiency to distant countries.

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According to the compilation of the Mediterranean Exporters' Association (AKİB) data by AA correspondent, 727 thousand 601 tons of citrus exports in the January-September period of last year amounted to 840 thousand 216 tons with an increase of 15 percent in the same period of this year. The export sales of 373 million 678 thousand dollars realized by the sector in the 9 months of last year, reached 427 million 29 thousand dollars with an increase of 14 percent in the January-September period of 2021. Top selling product lemon The most exported product of the sector in the January-September period was lemon, which increased by 48 percent in the said period and earned 184 million 30 thousand dollars. Lemon was followed by tangerine with 146 million 775 thousand dollars, grapefruit with 51 million 257 thousand dollars and orange with 44 million 798 thousand dollars. The countries that Turkey sent the most citrus fruits in this period were Russia with 150 million 456 thousand ...

Source: Bursahakimiyet