NEDİM KALPAKLIOĞLU: WE CAN EXPORT UP TO 100 MILLION DOLLARS OF PINE HONEY
100 million dollars export target in pine honey... Production of pine honey which contains abundant richness in vitamins and minerals, has been requested to be supported in order to provide more exports. Nedim Kalpaklıoğlu, Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters Union Board Member, said that 15 thousand tons of pine honey produced in Turkey, while only 10 thousand tons of this amount could be exported. "Turkey is a world leader regarding pine honey production yet it might reach 100 million dollars if some incentives could be given to boost the amount of exports" he said. Olive oil incentive system can be modeled... Kalpaklıoğlu shared the information that the biggest recipient of European countries on honey exports from Turkey, "90 percent of export honey to Europe's honey exports. European Union standards are very high, really demanding high quality products from us. We must encourage the farmers to produce the products that can be exported. We c...