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Turkish tea, one of the most important agricultural products of the country, was sold to 104 countries in the first six months of the year, primarily to Europe, according to data from the Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB).
Some 3,000 metric tonnes of tea from Türkiye were exported, generating 16.9 million dollars in revenue, the data showed, versus 2,897 metric tonnes totaling 13.9 million dollars in the first half of last year.
Belgium, the United Kingdom and Turkish Cyprus were the top three buyers of Turkish tea.
Turkish tea exports to Belgium reached 7.7 million dollars, while the U.K. bought tea from Türkiye worth 2 million dollars and Turkish Cyprus 1.5 million dollars, according to the DKİB.
More than half of Türkiye’s tea exports originated from the northern coastal province of Rize, accounting for 58 percent and generating 9.8 million dollars in revenue, with Belgium purchasing 7.7 million dollars worth of tea, Turkish Cyprus 718,000 dollars and the United States 310,000 dollars from Rize alone.
Şaban Turgut, vice chair of the DKİB’s tea sector division, told state-run Anadolu Agency that the revenue has been encouraging, as the value increased by 22 percent and the volume by 5 percent, showing that Turkish tea exports are growing.
“We will continue our promotional activities to raise awareness for Turkish tea, especially in countries with high purchasing power,” he said…
