Turkish salmon, which finds buyers in 20 countries and expands its market day by day, will be introduced at the fair to be held in Spain on April 26-28. With the fair, it is expected to open the door to new markets.,
According to the information compiled from the data of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters Association (DKİB), 3.261 tons of Turkish salmon were exported in the first quarter of the year. A gain of 25 million 479 thousand 301 dollars was obtained from the in question export.
In January-March 2021, 21 million 454 thousand 672 dollars of Turkish salmon were exported. Accordingly, Turkish salmon exports in the three months of this year increased by approximately 19 percent in value compared to the same period of 2021.
During this period, Turkish salmon was sold to 20 countries, especially the Russian Federation, Germany, and Canada.
Exports to Russia decreased by 29 percent in value
In this period, 1810 tons of Turkish salmon were exported to the Russian Federation, resulting in an income of 12 million 649 thousand 832 dollars.
Salmon exports to Russia decreased by 48 percent in quantity and 29 percent in value compared to the first quarter of 2021, which earned 17 million 700 thousand 602 dollars for 3.484 tons of product.
Russia was followed by Germany with 8 million 978 thousand 264 dollars and Canada with 1 million 75 thousand 911 dollars.
Unlike the same period last year, Turkish salmon was also sent to the Netherlands, Poland, Denmark, Romania, Austria, Iraq, Switzerland, and Thailand.
“We have high expectations from Turkish salmon exports”
Ahmet Hamdi Gürdoğan, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of DKİB, stated that the biggest export market of Turkish salmon, also known as “Black Sea salmon”, is the Russian Federation and that there is a downtrend in exports to this country due to the Russia-Ukraine war.
Gürdoğan stated that as DKİB, they continue their search for new markets with exporters, and they will promote Turkish salmon by participating in Europe’s largest aquaculture fair, which will be held in Spain on April 26-28.
Stating that in the fair titled “Seafood Expo Global” to be held in Barcelona, fresh, frozen, and fillet products of Turkish salmon will be exhibited at the 42 square meters stand they will open as DKİB, as well as the features of the product, its differences compared to other products, and its superiorities will be explained in the promotional brochures, Gürdoğan said
“Buyers from many countries of the world participate in this fair, negotiate and establish connections. At the fair, some of the companies in the Eastern Black Sea Region will open their promotional stands, and some will participate as visitors and hold bilateral meetings with their customers at the stand of our association. We are hopeful that we will find new markets by introducing the superiorities of Black Sea salmon to the European buyers who will attend the fair.”
Gürdoğan also stated that within the scope of the project they carry out, they will organize marketing activities with the producers in the region towards the countries that import the most salmon, adding that they want to complete the year with good figures in Turkish salmon exports and that they have high expectations.
