TURKEY SHIPS 4000 TONS OF TEA TO 110 COUNTRIES LAST YEAR...
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...