Black Sea Hazelnut and Products Exporters' Association

Producers in the Black Sea Region have officially commenced the harvest season for hazelnuts, which constitute one of the country's most significant export items.

According to the data by the Black Sea Hazelnut and Products Exporters' Association, during the 2022-2023 hazelnut export season, Türkiye earned over $1.7 billion by selling more than 283,000 tons of hazelnuts.

Turkey, the world's biggest hazelnut supplier, yielded revenues of $1.65 billion from the nuts exports between September 2019 and this March, according to a regional trade group on April 2.

The Black Sea Hazelnut and Products Exporters' Association data showed that the seven months figure jumped 52 percent from the same period last year.

Turkey's hazelnut sectors are seeking to get into new markets such as India, Russia, Mexico and Brazil, said the head of the Black Sea Hazelnut and Products Exporters' Association.

Turkish hazelnut exports hit a record high level this September-October, the head of the Black Sea Hazelnut and Products Exporters' Association announced.

Turkey earned around $1.88 billion by exporting more than 235,000 tons of hazelnuts in the last 12 months, a hazelnut exporters' association said on Sept. 5.

We, as Turkish people, are very proud of our hazelnuts. We are the biggest producers and we believe we produce the best quality. At least that's what I thought up until yesterday.