Highest January-February exports of all time from the agricultural sector

Despite the disruptions in economic activity after the Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes, the agricultural sector continues to break records in exports.

Turkey's agricultural sector realized the highest January-February export of all time with 5 billion 434 million dollars. Agricultural exports, which increased by 2.7 percent in the first 2 months of the year compared to the same period of 2022, took a 16.2% share from Turkey's total export sales.

5 out of 10 sectors operating in agriculture broke export records.

Cereals, pulses, oil seeds and their products 1 billion 820 million dollars, fresh fruits and vegetables 634 million 488 thousand dollars, olives and olive oil 201 million 220 thousand dollars, ornamental plants and products 30 million 146 thousand dollars, furniture, paper and forest products 1 billion 204 million dollars realized the highest January-February export of all time.

In January-February 2023, compared to the same period of the previous year, cereals, pulses, oilseeds and their products 3 percent, fresh fruits and vegetables 17.9 percent, olives and olive oil 140.2 percent, ornamental plants and products 7.2 percent, furniture, paper and forestry products recorded a 2.1 percent increase in exports.

Exports of the grain industry to Iraq exceeded 295 million dollars

Looking at the exports of record-breaking sectors by country, cereals, pulses, oilseeds and their products are 296 million 749 thousand dollars, furniture, paper and forest products are 129 million 180 thousand dollars; Fresh fruit and vegetables 173 million 401 thousand dollars to the Russian Federation; The olive and olive oil sector sold 67 million 417 thousand dollars to Spain and 8 million 182 thousand dollars to the Netherlands for ornamental plants and products.

On the basis of provinces, 562 million 714 thousand dollars of cereals, pulses, oilseeds and their products and 540 million 455 thousand dollars of furniture, paper and forest products were exported from Istanbul.

167 million 872 thousand dollars of fresh fruit and vegetables from Mersin, 93 million 372 thousand dollars of olives and olive oil from Izmir, 13 million 666 thousand dollars of ornamental plants and products from Antalya were exported.

Agricultural exports of 3 provinces affected by the earthquake increased

Although the Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquake affected the economic activities of 11 provinces, the agricultural exports of the 3 provinces affected by the earthquake increased.

Exports of companies operating in the agricultural sector in Adana, Adıyaman and Kahramanmaraş increased in the first 2 months of the year compared to the same period of 2022. Accordingly, agricultural exports reached 153 million 620 thousand dollars with an increase of 10.4 percent in Adana, 2 million 506 thousand dollars with an increase of 25.5 percent in Adıyaman, and 13 million 716 thousand dollars in Kahramanmaraş with an increase of 4.8 percent.