While the studies to increase the variety of high value-added products continue uninterruptedly in Aydın, many products, especially pitaya, tropical fruitsAydın, where it started to be grown, took its place among the cities that export.
Aegean Exporters’ Associations‘s (EİB) According to data, tropical fruit exports reached 11 million dollars in the first half of 2024, and Aydın became one of the cities that contributed to tropical fruit exports and brought foreign currency to the country.
Türkiye, in the first half of 2024 pineapple, avocado, mango, pitaya (dragon fruit), guavas, mangosteen, kiwi, passion fruit, carambola, blueberry, coconut It earned foreign exchange revenues of 11 million 793 thousand dollars, an increase of 12 percent, from tropical fruit exports, including products such as
Aegean Exporters’ Association Coordinator Vice President and Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association President said that Turkey is expanding its value added chain every year. Hayrettin Plane“Especially in recent years, our rising trend in tropical fruit exports clearly demonstrates our success. While our tropical fruit exports in Turkey were 4 million dollars in 2018, they reached 23 million dollars in 2023. In the first half of 2024, we realized a 12 percent increase in tropical fruit exports of 11 million 793 thousand dollars. We exported tropical fruit to approximately 70 countries and regions. We are aiming for 25 million dollars of exports by the end of the year,” he said.
Source: www.dunya.com
