CIIE success spurs big rise in Turkish food exports to over $300m

ISTANBUL－Chinese consumers' growing favor for Turkish food products has translated into an 86 percent increase in exports during most of 2021 following expos organized by China despite the COVID-19 pandemic, industry insiders said.

Turkey's food exports to China, one of its biggest export markets, saw a considerable jump of over $300 million in value in the first 10 months of 2021, according to data released by the Aegean Exporters' Association (EIB). The amount, though a modest sum in China's overall imports, is what Turkish producers are working hard to boost.

Turkey has set its sights on exporting $1 billion worth of food products to China over the next two years, according to the EIB, which includes Turkey's biggest fruit, vegetable, dairy, dried nut, and fisheries producers.