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Turkey exported honey to 45 different countries in 2019, including Germany, the U.S., Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman. Turkey earned revenues of $24.8 million from its honey exports, which reached 5,548 tons last year according to data compiled by Anadolu Agency from the Eastern Black Sea Exporters Association (DKİB). Germany was the top market for Turkish honey with $8.8 million, followed by the U.S. with $4.3 million, Saudi Arabia with $3 million, Kuwait with $1.5 million and Oman with $775,261. Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan, deputy head of the exporters' group, pointed out the increasing demand for Turkish honey abroad. "Our honey exports improved year by year, thanks to brand and geographical sign registrations," he said. www.aa.com.tr

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Union Sector Board and Eastern Black Sea Exporters Union Vice Chairman Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan said that Russia is always in the foreground of fresh fruit and vegetable exports. In this period, while exports of fresh fruit and vegetables to Russia as a product of 34 items, Gürdoğan draws attention to only one product that tomatoes in the first place on the basis of exports. What we want is to take more share from Russian market... Stating that they are pleased with the increase in tomato exports, "We have made a nice start to tomato exports to Russia and we aim to complete these exports with much better numbers. We are striving to get more shares from the Russian market" Gürdoğan said. "Due to logistical advantages to the Russian market we can supply the freshest and offer products at fair prices. The negative side of our exports that heavy processing of procedures at the entrance to the market. As a result of high-level contact...