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Dursun Oğuz Gürsoy, Vice Chaiman of the Black Sea Hazelnut and Products Exporters' Association, said that their end of season targets are 325 thousand tons of hazelnut exports and 2.5 billion dollars in foreign currency. Expressing that these developments in hazelnut exports are very pleasing, Gürsoy said that the industry representatives feel satisfied. Gürsoy emphasized that one of the most pleasing developments in addition to the export of hazelnuts to Germany and Italy in the traditional markets is the increase in exports to China. Noting that positive developments in China will increase the possibility of selling hazelnuts to Far East in the future, Gürsoy said, "In the coming years, China may even be in the top 3. This is a situation we always expect." Gürsoy stated that there was a slowdown in consumption in the market chains in February due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in China, but they expect this slowdown to end and the sector to move again. ...

Hazelnut exports from Turkey to China have seen a growing trend, more than doubling in revenue in only five years, with an export volume of over $87.1 million in 2019, according to data from the Black Sea Hazelnut and Hazelnut Products Exporters' Association (KFMİB). Dursun Oğuz Gürsoy, acting chairman of the association, told Anadolu Agency (AA) Wednesday that exports to the East Asian country have reached record levels, and if this growing demand continues, China will become one of the top three countries that import hazelnuts worldwide. Hazelnut exports to China totaled around 11.2 tons worth over $87.1 million in 2019, up from the 3.5 tons worth $42.5 recorded five years earlier, according to the AA report that included the KFMİB data. Turkey's biggest market for hazelnut exports is Europe, yet recently China, among others, has become an important opportunity for expansion thanks to advertising and promotional activities in the country since 2001. Those efforts have starte...

Turkey 's hazelnut exports jumped 75 percent in the first month of the season -- September -- vice president of the Black Sea Hazelnut and Products Exporters' Association said. "Around 46,000 tons of hazelnut is exported in a month," Dursun Oğuz Gürsoy told Anadolu Agency, adding: "If we continue with this pace, we can export 310,000 tons of hazelnuts by the end of 2019-2020 season." Gürsoy noted that the union forecast 800,000 tons of hazelnut production between Sept. 2018 and Aug. 2019, thanks to good yield.