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TURKEY AGRI EXPORTS

TURKEY’S AGRICULTURAL DRIED APRICOT

EXPORTS RISE IN Q1 DESPITE EXPORTS FROM TURKEY

COVID-19 PANDEMIC BRING $197M REVENUE

Turkey’s agricultural exports were on during this period, while exports of the IN 8 MONTHS
the rise during the January-April period, defense and aerospace industry de-
despite the coronavirus outbreak that creased by 20.8% to $643.3 million. Ap- Turkey’s dried apricot exports have
disrupted global supply chains and parel exports fell by 20.1% to $4.8 bil- increased in recent months as the
economic activities, while the industry lion, and leather and leather products coronavirus pandemic pushed people
and mining-dependent sectors have re- exports decreased by 19.2% to $469.4 to consume nutritionally rich foods to
corded a decline in exports during the million. strengthen their immune system against
same period, official data revealed. Meanwhile, Turkish exporters sold the virus. The exports, in eight months,
the most products in the January-April have generated $197 million (TL 1.3 bil-
period within the automotive industry, lion) in revenue, officials said.
which constituted 13.6% of the country’s The country exported 76,000 tons of
total exports. dried apricots between August 2019 and
This sector was followed by chemical March 30, 2020, Birol Celep, chairman of
materials and products, ready-to-wear the Association of Aegean Dried Fruits
and garments, steel and electronics. and Products Exporters, said Wednes-
Foreign sales of those five sectors cor- day.
respond to about half of the country’s The dried apricot exports from all
total exports. parts of the country have surged by 4%
year-on-year, he said, noting that a total
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The agriculture-based sector ex- of 26,000 tons of dried apricots were
ports have increased by 2.9% in the exported from the Aegean region only,
providing $78 million in foreign cur-
first quarter of the year, according to an TURKEY’S HAZELNUT rency inflow in eight months.
Anadolu Agency (AA) report Thursday
which cited data from the Turkey Export- EXPORTS SURGE BY OVER Celep further noted that dried apricots
ers Assembly (TİM). Meanwhile, industry are among the nutritious foods that
and mining exports have declined some 50% IN 8 MONTHS strengthen the immune system against
16.2% and 6.4%, respectively. viruses due to their high nutritional val-
The overall exports of the country also ues.
fell by 13.6% year-on-year in the first Turkey has earned around $1.84 bil- “Besides being rich in vitamins A,
quarter, totaling around $51.7 billion. lion (TL 13 billion) from hazelnut exports B, C, E, K, it is also a storehouse of iron,
from September 2019 to April 2020, in-
In terms of value, agricultural exports creasing 50.9% versus the same period potassium, calcium, phosphorus, mag-
have reached $7.8 billion in the Janu- in the previous season, a regional trade nesium, and fiber. It also has a strong an-
tioxidant effect with the amount of beta
ary-April period, while industrial ex- union announced recently. carotene it contains,” Celep highlighted.
ports stood at $38.6 billion and mining
exports were at $1.3 billion. Exports rise by 125% to China
The sector that increased its foreign Celep said the increase was recorded
sales the most on a proportional basis in exports to the United States, Germany,
was the hazelnut sector and its products. Brazil, the Netherlands, Egypt, China and
The exports of the sector increased by Belarus, while China recorded the most
32.6% compared to the same period of increase with $4.5 million worth of dried
the previous year and reached $754.3 apricot exports to the East Asian country
million. where the outbreak started.
Fresh fruit and vegetable exports fol- The dried apricots were exported to
lowed the rising trend with a 21.6% in- 105 countries worldwide, with $26 mil-
crease, reaching $756.3 million. Export The Black Sea Hazelnut and Products lion, $18 million, $17 million, $10 million,
of vegetable products also increased Exporters’ Union reported that Turkey’s $6 million, $4 million worth to the U.S.,
by 12.9%, totaling $565.4 million, while hazelnut exports reached 277,281 tons Germany, France, Brazil, the Nether-
grain, pulse and oilseed exports in- in the first eight months of the season, lands, and Belarus respectively.
creased by 4.1%, reaching $2.4 billion. which starts in September and ends in The exports to the United Kingdom,
During this period, the exports of August. Russia, and Australia were worth $9 mil-
the cement, glass, ceramics and soil In the eight-month period last season, lion while it was $5 million for Algeria
products sectors remained flat at $1.2 hazelnut exports were 210,600 tons. and Egypt. Circle 40 on enquiry card
billion. With nearly 77% of total exports, the
Auto exports lead the fall European Union (EU) continued to be
the top market for Turkey’s hazelnut ex-
In the first quarter of the year, the auto- ports.
motive industry led the way in sectors The union’s figures said that 36.9% of
whose exports decreased the most on the country’s hazelnut exports were pro-
a proportional basis compared to the cessed products worth $657.5 million,
same period of 2019, falling 26.9% to while the rest were raw hazelnuts.
around $7.6 billion. Turkey is the largest hazelnut exporter
Exports of other industrial products globally.
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