NEJDAT SİN: TURKEY IS A SELF-SUFFICIENT COUNTRY IN TERMS OF VEGETABLES AND FRUITS

-

Our strength lies in vegetables and fruits...

Chairman of Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters' Association Nejdat Sin said that Turkey is a country being self-sufficient in vegetables and fruits and they are in the top 5 across the world.
Ürünlerimiz dünya ile rekabet edecek güçte" - Genel - Maraş Ana Haber
Explaining that 80 percent of Turkey's fresh fruit and vegetable exports realized by the associations,  made the following assessment related to the current period:
“The new type of coronavirus epidemic has affected the whole world. We encounter problems that are not caused by us. We have members exporting to high risk countries such as Italy and Spain, it is impossible not to be affected. Again, things are slowing down due to the quarantine application in Kapıkule. However, we continue our business. We had a good season as an exporter until the epidemic occurred. For example, the ruble has depreciation; We sell to Russia in their currency. There is a problem with transportation to the Middle East. Our exports are mainly listed as Russia, Iraq, Romania, Ukraine and Germany. We do not have a supply problem for the country; We continue to reach the countries we can reach."

"As the Eastern Mediterranean Region, we will get a very important share in these fruits, not only citrus, but also with the hard core period (apricot, peach and nectarine), there is a serious production and quality," he concluded...

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

RİNT AKYÜZ: WE EXPECT FOOD EXPORTS TO REACH 20 BILLION DOLLARS THIS YEAR

-
Image
Turkey's successful fight against the new coronavirus, along with the hesitations or supply disruptions on purchases from countries hit hard by the pandemic, has stren gthened the brand image of Turkish food. As a result, orders from Asian and European purchasing groups have significantly increased – up to 100% in some product categories, sector representatives said. Many purchasing groups from Asia to Europe shifted their orders to Turkey, especially for products like packaged food. Turkey Food and Beverage Industry Associations Federation Vice Chairman Rint Akyüz said they expect food exports to reach $20 billion this year. The bestselling products during this period were ketchup, various kinds of sauce and tomato paste in particular. Turkish tomato paste producers, which rank fourth after America, China, Spain and Italy, have seen orders increase significantly. Sector representatives believe Turkey has emerged as a reliable alternative. Even Asian buyers now have he...
Read more

EURASIAN AND BALKAN COUNTRIES AGRICULTURAL JOURNALISTS FORUM HELD IN ANTALYA...

-
Image
Press release... EURASIAN AND BALKAN COUNTRIES AGRICULTURAL JOURNALISTS FORUM HELD IN ANTALYA... Turkish Guild of Agricultural Journalists (TGAJ) organized another international event in Antalya after last year's Middle East Agricultural Journalists Forum held in Istanbul. The Antalya Forum, convened with 35 colleagues from 22 countries, took four days between 04 - 08 November and highlighted the key points of agricultural journalism both abroad and in Turkey. Owen Roberts, President of IFAJ and Hugh Maynard, General Manager of IFAJ also participated in the event. During the itinerary international ag-journalists took the opportunity of visiting orchards, greenhouses along with agribusiness sites situated across Antalya region. Warm regards to IFAJ and thanks to all friends who honoured us by participating in the Forum. As TGAJ, we are highly satisfied with the Forum either its participation level or outcomes of the event. In this framework we thank to Growtech Exhibition f...
Read more