BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 22
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Export of grain and legumes from Turkey to Turkmenistan significantly increased by 48.02 percent from January through May 2020 compared to the same period of 2019, having exceeded $12.9 million, Turkey’s Ministry of Trade told Trend.
According to the ministry, Turkey’s export of grain and legumes to Turkmenistan soared by 67.28 percent in May 2020 compared to the same month of 2019 and surpassed $3.6 million.
Turkey’s export of grains and legumes to international markets from January through May 2020 increased by 0.1 percent compared to the same period of 2019, having made up $2.9 billion.
Meanwhile, Turkey’s export of grains and legumes abroad accounted for 4.7 percent of the country’s total export.
In May this year, Turkey exported grains and legumes worth $500.2 million to world markets, which is 15.3 percent less compared to the same month of 2019. Thus, the country’s export of grain and legumes accounted for 5 percent of its total export.
From May 2019 through May 2020, Turkey exported the grain and legumes in the amount of nearly $6.8 billion to the foreign markets.
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