Turkey obtained 40 million dollars from tomato paste exported to 90 countries in the first quarter of this year.
According to the data compiled from Aegean Exporters’ Association (EİB), Turkey sold tomato paste to 90 countries in January-February-March 2021 period. Foreign sales of tomato paste in the 3-month period of the year decreased by 19 percent compared to the same period last year and reached 40 million 141 thousand dollars.
Iraq ranked first in tomato paste export with 25 million 613 thousand dollars. This country was followed by Germany with 2.5 million and Japan with 1.9 million dollars. The highest increase in exports was experienced in Italy. Exports to this country rose from 95 thousand dollars to 1 million 664 thousand dollars.
There seems no difficulty in tomato in terms of production in the new season…
Tomato Paste, Frozen and Canned Food Industrialists Association (SALKONDER) Board Member Rıza Seyyar said that Turkey is one of the important countries in tomato paste exports.
Pointing out that they stand out with quality in tomato paste, Seyyar said, “You can see Turkish tomato paste in important markets of the world. We are especially preferred in the USA, Europe, Asia and Middle East countries with our brands.”
Stating that there was some decline in exports compared to last year, Seyyar explained, “This was due to stock accumulation because of high yield, but we will take measures to avoid similar problems in the future.”
Indicating that there is a period of 3 months to the harvest, Seyyar added, “New harvest means new crops and new stocks. Manufacturer exporters will have a plan according to available stock. A shortage of tomato in terms of production in the new season does not appear as of today.”
“It had the largest harvest of tomato last year in the last 10 years in Turkey. Approximately 3 million 800 thousand tonnes of industrial tomatoes were produced. 2 million 900 thousand tonnes of this amount came to the industry, the rest was consumed in the domestic market,” Seyyar concluded…