Türkiye’s agricultural sector boosted its gross sales final yr by roughly 3% in comparison with the yr earlier to realize the best annual export of all time, in response to a report on Sunday.
The sector’s exports surged by 3.3% yearly to $36.2 billion in 2024, in response to information compiled by the Anadolu Agency (AA) from the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM).
Accordingly, the demand for Turkish agricultural merchandise remained robust all year long, with the nation additionally seen as a “reliable” provider at a time when local weather change and meals issues of safety have turn out to be extra prevalent, in response to the representatives from the sector.
The share of the agricultural sector in Türkiye’s complete exports was 16%, the information revealed. The sector intently adopted the automotive business, which, because the “exports champion,” spearheaded the whole international gross sales with $37.2 billion final yr.
Meanwhile, two of the ten sectors working within the agriculture discipline achieved their highest annual exports of all time.
Accordingly, final yr, fruit and vegetable merchandise made exports ammounting to $2.7 billion, whereas dried fruit and merchandise exported items value over $1.85 billion.
When wanting on the international locations the place record-breaking sectors exported essentially the most, the U.S. and Germany stood out.
Some $247.3 million value of exports had been made to Germany within the dried fruit and vegetable sector, and $429.4 million value of exports had been made to the U.S. within the fruit and vegetable merchandise class.
On a provincial foundation, Istanbul led the best way in exports within the fruit and vegetable sector with $637 million, whereas the western province of Izmir stood on the forefront within the dried fruit and vegetable sector with $481.6 million.
Melisa Tokgöz Mutlu, the chairperson of the board of Istanbul Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, acknowledged that whereas local weather change and meals issues of safety are directing international locations towards extra protecting insurance policies around the globe, Türkiye attracts consideration to its potential to be a dependable and sustainable provider.
“Our high-tech factories and our potential to produce ‘tailor-made’ products according to customer demand carry Türkiye to an important position in world markets. These features allow Türkiye to take important steps toward becoming not only a cheap supplier but also a reliable and sustainable business partner,” she defined.
“In addition, processing agricultural products in their countries of origin and turning them into final products will become even more important regarding both shelf life and costs. Our country stands out in processing agricultural products and turning them into final products with its modern factories and strong production capacities, and offers significant competence to meet the demands in this area,” she added.
Emphasizing that agricultural exports are focused to succeed in $40 billion within the coming years, Mutlu mentioned that to realize this aim, it’s crucial to make sure sustainable progress within the sector, undertake climate-friendly agricultural insurance policies and unfold environmentally pleasant manufacturing strategies.
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