Türkiye: Dramatic increase in tomato exports in 2022

Published 2023년 3월 21일

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In 2022, Turkey experienced a significant surge in tomato product exports, with the revenue from these exports doubling compared to the previous year and increasing 2.5 times compared to the pre-Covid period. The most notable increase was in the export of tomato paste, which rose by 45% to USD 545 million, contributing to 86% of the total export sales. Iraq, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the Sultanate of Oman were the primary markets for these exports. While canned tomatoes also saw an increase in export to Germany, Italy, France, and Poland, there was a significant decrease in exports to the UK. The sauces sector experienced a 13% increase in 2022, but its share in total export sales fell from 9% to 4%.

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2022 (January-December) was a period of exceptional development for tomato product exports produced by the Turkish processing industry, which confirmed the significant growth already recorded in 2021. The tomato paste category (HS codes 200290) has seen foreign sales jump 45% over the past year, from 216,000 mT in 2021 to 313,000 mT of finished products in 2022 (mostly exported under codes 200290390000). The quantities exported last year also represent a 105% increase over the average performance (150,600 mT) of the three-year period (2017, 2018, and 2019) that preceded the Covid pandemic. Over the same reference period, Turkish exports of canned tomatoes (customs codes 200210) recorded an increase of 93% in 2022; the annual variation was recorded at 22%, with quantities increasing from 23,500 mT in 2021 to 28,500 mT in 2022. In comparison, with 22,300 mT exported in 2022, the results of the sauces sector (customs codes 210320) seem less impressive, while they did however ...

Source: Tomatonews