BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 18
Trend:
The value of export of grain and legumes from Turkey to Turkmenistan in the first 4 months of 2021 dropped by 27.1 percent, compared to the same period of 2020, settling at $6.74 million, the Turkish Trade Ministry told Trend.
In April 2021, Turkey’s exports of grain and legumes to Turkmenistan decreased by 11.2 percent compared to April 2020, settling at slightly over $2.03 million, the ministry said.
Turkey boosted the export of grain and legumes to foreign markets by 15.5 percent from January through April 2021 compared to the same period of 2020.
Accordingly, the value of the exports reached $2.77 billion, said the ministry.
“In April 2021, Turkey exported grain and legumes worth more than $753.4 million, which is 26.9 percent more compared to the same month of 2020,” the ministry noted.
Over the past 12 months (from April 2020 through April 2021), Turkey’s exports of grain and legumes abroad amounted to $7.66 billion.