Russia Increases Tomato Purchase to 200 Thousand Tons

Antalya Commodity Exchange President Ali Çandır, Russia's quotas on imports of tomatoes from Turkey said it was a significant improvement in the rise of 200 thousand tons from 150 thousand tons.

Noting that Antalya has gained a good momentum thanks to the agriculture and tourism sectors, Çandır reported that the city's vegetable production amounted to a growth of 2.6 percent in 2019. Tomato production of 1 percent in 2019 in Antalya, Turkey Çandır said that a 5 percent increase in general, Antalya stressed that weight should be given to cover six tomato production. Referring to Russia's quota application in tomato exports, Çandır noted: "The expectation of our members was to forget the old resentment and to lift the quotas. With this decision, the quota in our tomato export to Russia was increased to 200 thousand tons. An important development for this sector. and thank everyone who worked hard to increase the quota. "