TURKISH AGRI.NEWS

Turkey exported tea worth $3.8 million (TL 26.10 million) during the first quarter of this year, with a 51% year-on-year increase, according to the Eastern Black Sea Exporters Association (DKİB). The DKİB data showed that 1,047 tons of tea were exported from Turkey to 75 countries during the January, February and March period, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported on Wednesday. Tea exports totaling around 880 tons generated $2.5 million during the same period of last year. Accordingly, the tea exports increased by 19% in amount and 51% in value in 2020. Belgium took the lead in tea exports, with $1.4 million worth of exports to the country. The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and Germany followed Belgium with $504,417 and $422,793, respectively. The northern Black Sea province of Rize recorded the most tea exports with a share of $2.2 million, followed by Istanbul with $573,836 and capital Ankara with $231,398. Şaban Turgut, deputy chairman of the DKİB and chairman of the...

Local growers shipped 4,000 tons of tea to 110 countries last year to generate $15.3 million in export revenues, Anadolu Agency has reported, citing data from the Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB). Last year’s exports marked a 15 percent increase compared with 2018 when tea exports stood at around 3,600 tons. Belgium , which purchased some 1,600 tons of tea, was the main export market for local tea producers, with $5.8 million. In terms of volume exports to this country, it soared 124 percent on an annual basis, while in terms of value the increase was 85 percent. Germany was the second-largest buyer with $2 million followed by North Cyprus with $1.7 million. Companies operating from the eastern Black Sea region exported 2,800 tons of tea, bagging a total of $8.5 million in revenues in 2019, up from 2,400 tons of tea shipments and $6.5 million of revenues collected in 2018. The main export market for the region’s growers was Belgium which absorbed $5.8 million worth o...

Turkey exported tea worth $10.8 million to 103 countries in the first nine months of this year, according to the Eastern Black Sea Exporters Association (DKİB). DKİB data showed that the $10.8 million in revenue was generated from 3,088 tons of tea exports during the January-September period of the year, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported on Wednesday. Turkey exported 2,035 tons of tea during the same period of last year, amounting to $8.3 million in revenue. Thus, tea exports increased 52% in quantity and 30% in value compared to the same period of last year. Belgium took the lead in tea exports with $4.5 million, followed by Germany with $1.5 million and the Northern Cyprus with $1 million. In the January-September period of this year, 2,170 tons of tea was exported from the Eastern Black Sea region to 23 countries, generating $6.2 million in return. In the same period of last year, the region exported 343,000 tons of tea worth $4.3 million. Thus, tea exports from the Eastern Black Sea su...