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Export figures for S1 2016
Turkey
Sunday 31 July 2016
MLK
According to TUIK (Turkish Statistical Institution) and the associations of exporters the 1st exported product is the tomato (315 000 tonnes), followed, in order of export value, the cherry (51,000 tonnes), lemon (160,000 tons), orange (185 000 tonnes), pepper (67 000 tonnes), tangerine (116 000 tonnes), grapefruit (124 000 tonnes), pomegranate (75 000 tonnes), zucchini (42 000 tonnes ) and fishing (33 000 tonnes).
As for importing countries, Iraq is ranked first (155 million dollars of exporting fruits and vegetables), followed by Germany ($ 110 million ), Russia ($ 92 million), Romania ( $ 70 million), Ukraine ($ 52 million), Belarus ($ 48 million), Saudi Arabia ($ 41 million), Georgia ($ 40 million) and Bulgaria and the Netherlands -Low ($ 26 million).
Russia was the largest importer in the first half of 2015, with $ 451 million. But we can see that the famous fall of the Russian plane and the embargo applied accordingly by the Russian government on most Turkish products has greatly affected the export figures of Turkish fruit and vegetables.
The main buyer of the tomato is Belarus. Germany is the largest consumer of Turkish cherries and green pepper, while Iraqis prefer oranges and mandarins, the Russians lemons, pomelos, zucchini and eggplant. Belgium is the largest exporter of Turkish black tea. The Romanians, meanwhile, bought strawberries, red peppers and Turkish cucumbers.
Source : www.milliyet.com.tr
