Turkey’s agricultural sector has achieved an important milestone, seeing the highest January-February export figures ever, with a total value of $5.434 billion. Agricultural exports increased by 2.7% during the first two months of 2023, as compared to the same period last year, contributing to 16.2% of Turkey's total export sales.
The top-performing sectors during January-February 2023 were cereals, pulses, oilseeds and their products, which recorded exports worth $1.82 billion, followed by fresh fruits and vegetables at $634.488 million.
Year-on-year, cereals, pulses, oilseeds and their products registered a 3% increase in exports, while fresh fruits and vegetables showed a 17.9% increase. Olives and olive oil saw a 140.2% surge in exports, followed by ornamental plants and products at 7.2%, and furniture, paper and forestry products at 2.1%.
Source: dailysabah.com