In the first 4 months of the year, covering the January-April period of the year, an important input was provided by exporting hazelnuts to 53 countries with a total of 201 million 138 thousand 187 dollars.
Trabzon is one of the first cities that come to mind when "Hazelnut" is mentioned. Trabzon has made an important progress in exports as well as its dominance in the domestic market.
In the January-April period of the year, 201 million 138 thousand 187 dollars hazelnut was exported from Trabzon to 53 countries.
DKİB Hazelnut and Hazelnut Products Sector Committee Chairman Mehmet Cirav gave information about hazelnut exports from the city. Cirav stated that Italy, Germany and Poland are among the countries that export the most hazelnuts.
MOST EXPORTS TO ITALY
Cirav pointed out that 64 million 179 dollars of hazelnuts were exported to Italy this period, followed by Germany with 43 million 268 thousand 396 dollars and Poland with 19 million 486 thousand 393 dollars, unlike Russia, Oman, Slovenia, He also stated that hazelnuts were sold to Japan, Morocco and Colombia.
HAZELNUT NUTRITION IS LEADING IN EXPORT
Stating that hazelnut exports lead on a product basis, Cirav noted that 149 million 701 thousand 710 dollars of hazelnuts, 51 million 432 thousand 367 dollars of processed hazelnuts and 4 thousand 110 dollars of hazelnut oil constitutes the export.