Citrus Income Decreased in the First Month of 2021

In January 2021, $ 128 million revenue was obtained from citrus fruits. Russia was the country with the highest exports.

Citrus income decreased in the first month of 2021. According to the data obtained by the Mediterranean Exporters Association (AKIB), citrus exports, which earned $ 136 million in January 2020, declined by 6 percent in the same month of 2021. 128 million dollars of revenue was obtained from 245 thousand tons of citrus exports in January.   Most Exported Country Was Russia While 55 million 846 thousand dollars of citrus fruits were sold to Russia, where the highest export was made on country basis, Iraq, Ukraine, Romania and Poland followed the country in terms of exports. In January, 71 million 891 dollars worth of tangerine, 31 million 418 thousand dollars of lemon, 13 million 605 thousand dollars of orange and 10 million 935 thousand dollars of grapefruit were exported.   Exports of European Countries Increased Stating that citrus provides significant input to the country's economy, National Citrus Council Chairman Kemal Kaçmaz pointed out that the market network will be expanded in 2021 and said: “The most important aspect of our sector is that it provides net foreign exchange inflow to our country. On the other hand, we also make a significant contribution to employment. Therefore, we can express that we are the most important group in the agricultural sector. We do not have problems in terms of quality. In particular, the increase in our exports to European countries outside of our traditional markets is due to our quality production, packaging and a good logistics infrastructure.”