Hazelnuts worth $496 million 219 thousand 992 were exported from Turkiye to Germany in 2023.
According to the information AA correspondent received from the Black Sea Hazelnut and Products Exporters Association, Turkiye exported 283 thousand 518 tons of hazelnuts to 121 countries last year, generating an income of $1 billion 864 million 551 thousand 43.
Turkiye, which sold 312 thousand 546 tons of hazelnuts the previous year, earned $1 billion 748 million 835 thousand 811 from this export.
Germany did not give up leadership
Germany ranked first among the countries exporting hazelnuts in 2023.
Since 2020, 76 thousand 346 tons of hazelnuts have been sent to Germany, the country where the most hazelnuts are sold. Turkiye generated $496 million 219 thousand 992 of income from exports to this country.
Germany was followed by Italy and France. 46 thousand 528 tons of product were sold to Italy for $310 million 773 thousand 337, and 21 thousand 155 tons of product were sold to France for $138 million 104 thousand 314.
Last year, Turkiye exported the least amount of hazelnuts to Guinea. While the amount of hazelnuts sent to this country was only 20 kilograms, an income of $345 was obtained.
Guinea was followed by Ivory Coast with 36 kilograms and Cameroon with 46 kilograms.
One of the markets that has shown the most development in hazelnut exports in recent years has been China.
Last year, 8 thousand 950 tons of hazelnuts were sold to China, which is in the 9th place in the ranking after European countries, and $66 million 102 thousand 881 were earned.
“We need to expand outside Europe”
Hamza Boluk, President of Giresun Commodity Exchange, told the AA correspondent that hazelnuts are among the most important export products of Turkiye.
Stating that hazelnuts meet 10% of agricultural exports and therefore are a vital product for Turkiye, Boluk said, “Last year, around $1.9 billion of income was generated from the sale of approximately 283 thousand 519 tons of hazelnuts.”
Boluk stated that there is no big change in the export countries and said, “Germany is again the leading country. Italy, France and Poland follow. We can sell our hazelnuts mostly in Europe.”
Emphasizing the need to turn to new markets in hazelnut exports, Boluk made the following evaluation:
“We need to increase our hazelnut sales to the countries that are at the bottom of the list of countries we sell to. We need to expand outside Europe. More advertising and promotions are needed here.”
Source: AA / Prepared by Irem Yildiz