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Türkiye exported 433 million 75 thousand dollars worth of citrus fruits in the first quarter of 2025. The most exported product was tangerine with a total of 235 million 395 thousand dollars. Russia ranks first in exports.
According to the data of the Mediterranean Exporters’ Associations (AKİB), 565 thousand 529 tonnes of citrus fruits were sold abroad in the January-March period of 2025.
The sector, which exported 429 million dollars in the first quarter of last year, ramped up exports to 433 million 75 thousand dollars in the same period of this year.
The most exported product in the first quarter was tangerine with 235 million 395 thousand dollars.
Tangerine was followed by lemon with 132 million 527 thousand dollars, orange with 33 million 242 thousand dollars and grapefruit with 31 million 911 thousand dollars.
The countries to which Türkiye sent the most citrus fruits in this period were Russia with 143 million 460 thousand dollars, Iraq with 98 million 725 thousand dollars, Ukraine with 37 million 696 thousand dollars, Poland with 23 million 56 thousand dollars, Romania with 19 million 557 thousand dollars.
In this period, Mersin province exported 233 million 417 thousand dollars, Antalya province 222 million 951 thousand dollars, Hatay province 146 million 352 thousand dollars.
“We will carry our citrus exports to better levels”
Kemal Kaçmaz, Deputy Chairman of the National Citrus Council, said that citrus made a significant contribution to the country’s economy in the first quarter of the year.
Stating that they expected to export more in the first quarter, but they experienced a decrease in the amount due to the cold weather in February, Kaçmaz also noted that efforts are continuing to reach better points in foreign sales in the process.
Highlighting that they export citrus fruits at an annual level of 1 billion dollars, Kaçmaz added, “Normally, when we look at the years, it does not fall below 1 billion dollars. If we do not experience natural disasters and if the yield continues in the normal course, we want to exceed our target. If the summer heat does not affect too much, our expectations will be better.”
