BAKU, Azerbaijan, Mar. 19
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Export of grain and legumes from Turkey to Georgia increased by 28.85 percent from January through February 2020 compared to the same period of 2019, amounting to $4.8 million, Turkey’s Ministry of Trade told Trend on March 19.
Turkey’s export of grain and legumes to Georgia amounted to $2.7 million in February 2020, which is 15.69 percent more compared to February 2019.
From January through February 2020, Turkey's export of grain and legumes to world markets exceeded $1.1 billion, which is 4.7 percent more compared to the same period of 2019.
Over the reporting period, Turkey's export of grain and legumes amounted to 4 percent of the country’s total export.
In February 2020, Turkey's export of grain and legumes to world markets amounted to $594.3 million , which is 5.2 percent more compared to the same month of 2019. Meanwhile, Turkey’s export of grain and legumes amounted to 4.1 percent of the country’s total export.
From February 2019 through February 2020, Turkey’s export of grain and legumes amounted to $6.8 billion.
Turkey's foreign trade turnover in Jan. 2020 amounted to $33.9 billion.
In Jan. 2020, Turkey's export increased by 6.4 percent compared to Jan. 2019 and amounted to $14.8 billion.
Turkey's import increased by 18.8 percent in Jan. 2020 compared to Jan. 2019, amounting to $19.2 billion.
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