Turkish honey was sold in 52 countries in 9 months

According to the compilation of data from the Eastern Black Sea Exporters Association (DKİB), Turkey, which ranks second after China in world honey production and 12th in exports, exported 7 thousand 137 tons of honey in the January-September period. A profit of 23 million 393 thousand 402 dollars was made from the foreign sales in question. The USA ranked first in the country's exports with 9 million 925 thousand 259 dollars. In the third quarter of the year, unlike the same period last year, honey was also sold to Croatia, the People's Republic of China, Albania, Iceland, Sweden, Syria, Uzbekistan and Cameroon. 2 million 339 thousand 571 dollars of Turkey's honey export was carried out by companies operating in the Eastern Black Sea region. 35 MILLION DOLLAR EXPORT EXPECTATION DKİB Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan told the AA correspondent that the very dry spring and summer season of 2023 negatively affected the honey yield. Stating that the honey ...