Turkey’s fruit and vegetables are in demand in Asian markets as other suppliers struggle to keep up with production amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Tackling the pandemic, Turkey did not down tools in the agricultural sector, all while taking necessary precautions to save its workforce from the coronavirus.
While the agricultural output of most countries faced severe declines, Turkey’s fresh fruit and vegetable exportsmore than 25 percent in the first quarter of 2020 despite the country facing a difficult public health crisis. According to Turkey’s Mediterranean Exporters' Association, exports of fresh fruit and vegetables have increased to $640 million.
The association said Turkey fetched $179 million from its exports in the first quarter of 2020, with Russia being the main importer buying fruits and vegetables for $200 million, followed by Romania and Ukraine. The former spent $59.3 million on fruit and vegetable imports from Turkey, while the latter spent $55.4 million.that in 2019, 858,000 tons of products were exported between January 1 and the middle of March while this year, the number has crossed 956,000 tons in the same period.
“There is an 11.3 percent increase as kilogram and a 27.6 percent in terms of the foreign currency amount entering the country,” heRussia, Romania, Germany, Bulgaria, Poland, Saudi Arabia and Georgia have been leading customers of Turkish fruits and vegetables.in Turkey’s exports has been observed in the exportation of tomatoes and peppers to the European market which is the country’s largest trading partner.
“There is an increase both in terms of volume and revenues. Europe is currently demanding products from Turkey, which is deemed by the EU as a safe source of supply,” Bahar
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