Turkey's pomegranate exports broke a record in 2020,

According to a statement from the Aegean Exporters Association, Turkey has sold to 75 countries last year pomegranates. While the export of pomegranate increased by 29 percent last year compared to the previous year, the foreign currency income of 126 million 54 thousand dollars exceeded 111 million 668 thousand dollars obtained in 2013. On the basis of quantity, exports of pomegranates increased by 23 percent compared to 2019, from 155 thousand 714 tons to 192 thousand 6 tons. Russia is the first in exports. In pomegranate exports, the Russian Federation was at the top in 2020, as in previous years, with 44.5 million dollars. Pomegranate exports to Russia improved 44 percent. Russia's share in pomegranate exports exceeded 35 percent. Germany ranked second with $ 15.2 million. In 2020, 12.8 million dollars of pomegranate was exported to Iraq, one of the traditional export markets of the Turkish fresh fruit and vegetable industry. Ukraine, United Kingdom, Portugal, Brunei, Ivory ...