Türkiye exported chili peppers worth 3 million 597 thousand dollars to 67 countries

Published Apr 12, 2024

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In the first quarter of this year, Turkey's chili pepper exports surged by 24 percent compared to the same period last year, reaching a value of 3 million 597 thousand dollars across 67 countries. This follows a successful year where exports totaled 12 million 226 thousand dollars to 99 countries, with Germany, the USA, and the Netherlands being the top importers. The increase in exports, particularly after overcoming challenges such as last year's earthquake and flood disaster, has been welcomed by both producers and exporters. İsa Kızıldemir, the Şanlıurfa Commodity Exchange Assembly President, remains optimistic about the future of chili pepper exports, attributing the global demand to the unique taste of Turkish chili peppers.

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Chili peppers worth 3 million 597 thousand dollars were exported from Turkey to 67 countries in the first 3 months of this year. According to the information compiled by the AA correspondent from the data of the Southeastern Anatolia Exporters' Association, 12 million 226 thousand dollars worth of chili pepper exports were made from Turkey to 99 countries last year. The amount of chili pepper exports, which was 2 million 871 thousand dollars in the January-March period of last year, increased by 24 percent to 3 million 597 thousand dollars in the same period this year. This is for 67 countries, including Germany, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, England, Iraq, France, USA, Russia, United Arab Emirates, Libya, Canada, People's Republic of China, Oman, Japan, Bulgaria, Ghana, Mozambique, Cuba and Morocco. 1112 tons of chili peppers were sent in the first quarter of the year. On a country basis, Germany ranked first in chili pepper exports with 573 thousand dollars. This country was ...

Source: Sondakika