Turkish Tea Provided 15 Million Dollars Input to the Country

Turkish Tea Provided 15 Million Dollars Input to the Country Turkish Tea provided 15 million dollars input to the country. Tea exported from Turkey was carried out to 100 countries in 11 months. An income of 15 million 452 thousand dollars was obtained from this export. The countries where Turkish tea is consumed the most are Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. Based on information compiled from data released by Eastern Black Sea Exporters Association (DKİB),  Turkey exported 4 thousand 135 tons of tea from the period of January-November which provided the country with an income of 15 million 452 thousand 479 dollars. The amount and income from tea exports is increased by 17 percent compared to the same period of 2019.   Belgium is in First Place Belgium, Germany and Holland were among the top three export countries for Turkish tea. In the 11-month period, 4 million 853 thousand 670 dollars of tea was exported to Belgium, 2 million 186 thousand 36 to Germany and 1 million 219 thousand 267 dollars to the Netherlands. In the said period, tea was exported to Yemen, Bahamas, Indonesia, Gabon, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Estonia, Serbia, Zambia, Vietnam and Mauritius, which were not exported in the same period of 2019.   High Expectation Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of ODİB, noted that despite the coronavirus epidemic crisis, tea exports continue to increase their potential. Stating that the income from tea exports made them happy, Gürdoğan said: “Our tea exports started the 2020 season with a record increase and this potential continued in 11 months of the year. In this context, our expectation from tea exports is high and we believe that we will complete the year with a good export potential. We hope that our export potential will increase even more next year. The increase in the number of countries with each passing year is a leading indicator that our exports will reach higher figures in the coming period.”