$644 million 563 thousand 867 were exported from Trabzon, Rize, Artvin and Gumushane in the January-May period of the year.
Saffet Kalyoncu, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters’ Association, said in a written statement that there was an increase of 17% in the region’s exports compared to the previous year.
Kalyoncu stated that in the January-May period of the year, $511 million 774 thousand 351 were exported from Trabzon, $86 million 426 thousand 409 from Rize, $28 million 861 thousand 419 from Artvin and $17 million 501 thousand 688 from Gumushane. He emphasized that there was an increase of 29% in exports from Trabzon and 11% in exports from Artvin.
Kalyoncu noted that Rize exports decreased by 10% and Gumushane exports by 48% due to the decrease in exports of mining products.
Pointing out that hazelnut is at the top of the sectors to which the region is exported the most in 5 months of the year, with $283 million 645 thousand 661, Kalyoncu stated that this is followed by fresh fruits and vegetables, aquaculture and livestock products, mines and metals, and chemical materials and products.
Kalyoncu pointed out that exports were made to 127 countries from the Eastern Black Sea Region. He stated that the top 5 exporting countries are the Russian Federation, Italy, Germany, Georgia and the People’s Republic of China, and that, unlike the same period of last year, exports were made to 14 more countries, primarily Saudi Arabia, Myanmar and Paraguay.
Emphasizing that the appointment of Omer Bolat as the Minister of Trade in the newly established Presidential Cabinet is an important source of morale for the export community, Kalyoncu said:
“A significant leap is expected in our exports with the return to rational policies that will give confidence and support to the real sector, especially the economy, under the leadership of our highly esteemed and well-equipped ministers in the newly formed cabinet. On this occasion, we wish success to all cabinet members, especially our President, in their new duties, our top priority is facilitating exporters’ access to finance, and promptly implementing policies that will enable exporters to compete in high export costs.”
Source: Trthaber / Prepared by Irem Yildiz