TURKISH FRUIT JUICE EXPORTERS TARGET 300 MILLION DOLLARS FOR 2020...
Turkey fruit juice exporters have set a target of total exports of $300 million for the next year. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Hayrettin Uçak, chairman of the Aegean Association of Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters, said that fruit juice is an example of exports with high added value. According to data from the Aegean Union of Exporters (EİB), Turkey had a total sales abroad of $220 million of fruit juice in the January-October period of this year, with sales to 150 countries around the world. The exports numbers were flat compared with last year, except for an increase in the U.S. market. The sales of Turkish fruit juice to the United States increased by 50 percent from $50 million to $75 million. The Netherlands follows the U.S. with $28 million, ahead of Italy, which imported a total of $13 million of fruit juice from Turkey. Uçak noted that exporting Turkish goods after processing them instead of selling raw is among the country’s exports targets, and Turkey has a signifi...