TURKISH AGRI.NEWS

During the fishing season of 2019-20, 6 million 351 thousand 855 dollars of anchovy exports were made. Belgium ranked first with 1 million 824 thousand 311 dollars in foreign sales. Eastern Black Sea Exporters' Association (DKİB) made a compilation of the data and in the hunting season covering the period of September 1, 2091- April 30, 2020, 1 745 tonnes of anchovy was sold to 23 countries from Turkey. 6 million 351 thousand 855 dollars were obtained from the said export. In this period, the highest anchovy export was made to Belgium with 1 million 824 thousand 311 dollars. This country was followed by France with 1 million 806 thousand 521 dollars, USA with 766 thousand 24 dollars, Germany with 764 thousand 373 dollars and Spain with 268 thousand 668 dollars. This season, unlike the same period last one, anchovies were sold to Ukraine, Canada, Russia and Singapore too. "Anchovy exports continued its increasing trend" DKİB Chairman of the Board Saffet K...

According to the data compiled from the Eastern Black Sea Exporters' Association (DKİB), 1,657 tons of seafood was exported to 10 countries in the first quarter of the year and 8 million 595 thousand 338 dollars were earned in return. In the same period of the previous year, 3 million 887 thousand 736 dollars were earned from 716 tons of seafood exports to 7 countries. Fishery exports from the Eastern Black Sea region increased by 132 percent in value and 121 percent in value compared to the same period last year. Exports to the Russian Federation also increased by 109 percent... In this period, the Russian Federation ranked first with a share of 6 million 742 thousand 685 dollars. 1147 tons of seafood was sold to this country. In the same period of the previous year, 550 tons of water products were exported to Russia and 3 million 225 thousand 293 dollars were earned in return. Thus, seafood exports from the Eastern Black Sea to Russia increased by 108 percent in val...

Turkey’s exports to Russia hit over $700 million in the first two months of this year, a 26% increase compared to a year earlier, data showed. More than 500,000 tons of products from 27 sectors were sold to Russia in January and February 2020, up from nearly 388,000 tons of goods in the same period last year, a 30% surge. Those sales generated more than $700 million in revenue, up 26% in year-on-year value from just over $555 million, according to data from the Eastern Black Sea Exporters Association (DKİB) Sunday. Fresh fruit and vegetables led the way among goods exported to Russia at $149 million, while $104.4 million worth of the same goods were exported in the same period of 2019, marking a 43% year-on-year increase. Fresh produce was followed by automotive industry exports with $96 million, chemical materials and products with $68.6 million, machinery and accessories with $56.9 million, and ready-to-wear apparel with $50.3 million, the data showed. Some 40,664 tons of tot...

In the January-August period of 2019, Turkey exported $1.2 billion worth of fresh fruits and vegetables to 114 countries. According to data from the Eastern Black Sea Exporters Association (DKİB), Turkey exported around 2 million tons of fresh fruits and vegetables to 114 countries in the first eight months of the year, generating $1.2 billion in revenue. In this period, the Russian Federation took the lead in the country's fresh fruit and vegetable exports at 455,190 tons. During the January-August period, fresh fruit and vegetables exported to the Russian Federation amounted to $375.4 million, followed by Germany with $159.8 million, Iraq with $98.4 million, Romania with $81.5 million and Ukraine with $59.1 million. Meanwhile, the Eastern Black Sea Region achieved $70.5 million in the export of 85,438 tons of fresh fruit and vegetables to Russia. DKİB Chairman Saffet Kalyoncu said that in the first eight months of the year, Russia again took the lead in Turkey's f...

Turkish honey, in the January-July period of the year, sweetened the mouths around the world. According to information compiled from the data of Eastern Black Sea Exporters' Association (DKİB), 2 thousand 945 tonnes of honey was sold, yielding 12 million 857 thousand 187 dollars of revenue in return during the period of January - July. Germany took first place in honey export. In this period, 3 million 721 thousand 369 dollars in Germany for 38 thousand tons of honey was sold. USA, the second with 2 million 459 thousand 724 dollars, Saudi Arabia with 2 million 6 thousand 874 dollars third, Kuwait 852 thousand 418 dollars, fourth, Austria 458 thousand 396 dollars with fifth income. During the period in question, honey was exported to China, Bulgaria, Libya, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Somalia, Mongolia, Afghanistan and Morocco. INTEREST TO TURKISH HONEY INCREASING DKİB Chairman Saffet Kalyoncu said that the interest in Turkish honey...

DKİB (Eastern Black Sea Exporters Association) Chairman Saffet Kalyoncu, in a statement to reporters, said that Turkey has a rich variety of plants and flora... He said: "Unfortunately foreign markets found out this unique speciality of Turkey very recently. But this situation has spurred the honey export in the 5-month period of this year that amounts to 10 million 456 thousand 342 dollars of income." Kalyoncu emphasized that Turkish honey is now exported as a 'branded product' and continued as follows: "According to the plant diversity, plant characteristics of the regions and honey produced from these plants can be promoted by introducing the enzyme and useful nutrient sources and thus honey export can be easily increased. In addition, we believe that the export of honey will be improved with the geographical markings registered and also the branded products are improved." "The most important reason for this increase with the brand and qualit...