The income from sea snail exports from Turkey in the January-November period increased by 33 percent compared to the same period last year, reaching 20 million 555 thousand 659 dollars.
Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters Association, said that 1873 tons of sea snails were exported from Turkey in 11 months of the year.
Stating that 20 million 555 thousand 659 dollars of income was obtained from the export in question, Gürdoğan said, “In the same period last year, 15 million 478 thousand 635 dollars were earned for 1836 tons. Accordingly, Turkey’s 11-month sea snail exports increased by 2 percent in quantity and 33 percent in income. ” said.
Gürdoğan noted that sea snails were sold to 10 countries from Turkey this period and continued as follows:
“The Republic of South Korea was the country that exported the most sea snails with 10 million 507 thousand 780 dollars. This country was followed by the People’s Republic of China with 3 million 339 thousand 944 dollars and Spain with 2 million 710 thousand 11 dollars. This period is different from last year, Ukraine, Romania, Sea snails were also sold to Azerbaijan and TRNC.”
Pointing out that 12 million 205 thousand 298 dollars of sea snail exports were made from the Black Sea, Gürdoğan stated that exports were made from the region to 5 countries, especially the Republic of South Korea.
Gürdoğan emphasized that although sea snails are not consumed in the country, they are at the forefront with their exports, and added that it is important to provide the necessary support to exporters to further increase foreign sales.
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