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Turkey exported honey to 45 different countries in 2019, including Germany, the U.S., Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman. Turkey earned revenues of $24.8 million from its honey exports, which reached 5,548 tons last year according to data compiled by Anadolu Agency from the Eastern Black Sea Exporters Association (DKİB). Germany was the top market for Turkish honey with $8.8 million, followed by the U.S. with $4.3 million, Saudi Arabia with $3 million, Kuwait with $1.5 million and Oman with $775,261. Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan, deputy head of the exporters' group, pointed out the increasing demand for Turkish honey abroad. "Our honey exports improved year by year, thanks to brand and geographical sign registrations," he said. www.aa.com.tr

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...

In the first quarter of the year 544 tons of honey were exported from Turkey in exchange for 6.3 million dollars. Among 30 countries, Germany, the United States, Saudi Arabia, Belgium and Austria were the most exported ones. Turkish honey sweetened the mouths in 30 countries in the January-March period of the year. According to the data collected by the Eastern Black Sea Exporters Association (NQF), in the first quarter of the year, 544 tons of honey was sold to 30 countries and 6 million 321 thousand 690 dollars of income was obtained. Germany in the first place in honey exports. In this period, 459 tons of honey was sold for 1 million 707 thousand 994 dollars. The United States was ranked second with 1 million 212 thousand 437 dollars, Saudi Arabia was third with 996 thousand 27 dollars, Belgium was fourth with 453 thousand 481 dollars and Austria was the fifth with 320 thousand 414 dollar export. "THE HIGHEST RATE IN AZERBAIJAN-NAHCIVAN" During the same period ...