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Press release…
November, 2026…
Whilst hazelnut exports totalling 204,000 tonnes generated foreign exchange earnings of 1 billion 801 million 29 thousand dollars in the January–October period of 2025, hazelnut exports from Türkiye totalling 183,000 tonnes generated foreign exchange earnings of 2 billion 222 million 640 thousand dollars in the January–October period of 2026. When these export figures are compared with the same period of the previous year, there was a 10 percent decrease in volume, whilst there was a 23 percent spike in value.
In the first 10 months of the year, exports were made to 118 different countries; the top five export destinations were, in order, Germany, Italy, France, Poland and the People’s Republic of China.
In the first two months of the hazelnut export season, which began in September, 49,254 tonnes of hazelnuts were exported, generating foreign exchange earnings of 492 million 829 thousand dollars. Compared to the same period last year, exports saw a 60 percent increase in volume and a 43 percent increase in value.
Looking specifically at hazelnut exports from the Black Sea province of Trabzon, in the first 10 months of 2025, exports of 55,421 tonnes of hazelnuts generated foreign exchange earnings of 497,231,000 dollars; whereas in the first 10 months of 2026, hazelnut exports from Trabzon totalling 50,008 tonnes generated foreign exchange earnings of 720,862,000 dollars.
Compared with the same period of the previous year, a 10 percent decrease in export volume was recorded, whilst there was a 45 percent increase in value. During the January–October period, 32 percent of the hazelnut exports from the country were carried out from Trabzon province, which ranks first in hazelnut exports.
In the first two months of the hazelnut export season, exports from Trabzon totalled 13,057 tonnes, worth 145,529,000 dollars; this represented a 218 percent increase in volume and a 217 percent increase in value compared to the same period in the previous season…
Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association (DKİB)…
