Turkiye’s Vegetable Exports Hit $823 Mn in Nine Months

Türkiye generated nearly $823 million from vegetable exports from January through September, up 10 percent from a year earlier, according to a report on Saturday.

Some 651,087 tons of tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, zucchini, and other vegetables grown in Türkiye found buyers in international markets, according to information compiled by Anadolu Agency (AA) from data provided by the Türkiye Exporters Assembly (TIM).

Fresh vegetable export revenues, which amounted to some $749.15 million between January and September last year, increased by 10 percent during the same period this year, reaching $822.68 million.

Tomatoes ranked first among fresh vegetable exports, generating $304.16 million in revenue. Peppers followed, bringing in $275.48 million in export earnings.

Compared with the same period last year, revenue from tomato exports increased by 4 percent, while revenue from pepper exports rose by 29 percent. Together, these two products accounted for approximately 70 percent of total fresh vegetable export revenues.During this period, Türkiye earned $61.38 million from cucumber and gherkin exports, $57.44 million from zucchini exports, and $39.64 million from carrot and radish exports.

Romania ranked first among Türkiye’s fresh vegetable export markets, purchasing products worth approximately $147 million.