TURKEY EXPORTS TOMATO PASTE TO 69 COUNTRIES WITH A 12 PERCENT INCREASE...
Turkey exported tomato paste to 69 countries during the first two months of this year with a 12.3% year-on-year increase in export volume, according to recent data. An Anadolu Agency (AA) report published Tuesday, which cited Uludağ Exporters Union (UIB) data, said the country exported $26.6 million worth of products to 69 countries worldwide during the January-February period of 2020. Iraq ranked first among those countries in exports with $17.8 million, a 7% increase when compared to the year before. Tomato paste exports to Iraq consisted of 67% of total foreign sales. Japan followed Iraq, while the volume of the product sold to the Asian country decreased to $1.8 million from the $2 million recorded last year. Meanwhile, Germany ranked third in foreign exports, increasing by 64%. The export volume to the country reached $1.5 million from $947,000. Turkey’s tomato paste exports to Saudi Arabia have, on the other hand, quadrupled, recording $1.3 million in volume from only $323,000 ...