Turkish fruit and vegetable exports amounted to 1.97 billion euros in the first nine months of 2022

Published Nov 2, 2022

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In the first nine months of this year, Turkey's fruit and vegetable exports reached $1.94 billion, with 34% of that going to Russia. The country exported 3.35 million tons of these products, with the Mediterranean exports making up 44% of all exports. The top three exports were tomatoes, peaches, and mandarins, which saw a 7%, 20%, and 15% increase in export value respectively. Russia was the largest market, followed by Germany and Romania, with notable increases in exports to Israel, Croatia, and Belarus.

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Turkish exports of fruit and vegetables amounted to 1.94 billion dollars (1.97 billion euros) in the first nine months of this year, of which 34 percent went to Russia. The country supplied 3.35 million tons of fruit and vegetables to foreign markets this year, said Ferhat Gürüz, the head of the Mediterranean Association of Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters (AKİB). Mediterranean exports amounted to $852.4 million in January-September, representing 44 percent of all exports. The top three exports were tomatoes, peaches and mandarins, according to Gürüz. Tomato exports rose 7 percent to $284 million, while peach exports rose 20 percent to $198 million. Over the same period, foreign countries bought $169 million worth of mandarins from Turkey, an increase of 15 percent from a year ago. Russia was the largest market for Turkish growers. Exports to Russia amounted to $656 million in the first nine ...

Source: AGF