HAYRETTİN UÇAK: 60 PERCENT OF TABLE GRAPES GO TO RUSSIA
Press release... 60 percent of the grapes go to Russia... Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters' Association Chairman Hayrettin Uçak said that Turkey ranks 10th in the world in terms of grapes exports. "The most producing countries are China, Italy, USA, Spain, France, Turkey, India, Argentina, Chile, Iran, Egypt. 2018 grape exports in the world 4 million 873 thousand tons, 180 thousand tons with Turkey ranks 10th. One of the most important products in fresh fruit and vegetable exports is table grapes. In 2019, 207 thousand tons of table grapes were exported to 59 countries. 150 million dollars obtained in return. With these figures, we have increased 14 percent in quantity and 24 percent in value compared to 2018. At least 80 percent of these figures consist of sultani seedless grapes grown in this region," Uçak explained. Pointing out that 60 percent of the table grapes are made to Russia, Hayrettin Uçak also noted, "But the share in the European...