With a decree issued by the Russian Agriculture Ministry, the annual import quota has been raised from 350,000 tons to 500,000 tons.
Turkish growers welcomed the decision as Russia is a large market for them, saying that production is high enough both to meet the local demand and send more of this produce to the Russian market.
Turkey annually produces around 13 million tons of tomatoes.
From January to June, Turkey shipped more than 325 million kilograms of tomatoes to foreign countries, generating $326 million in export revenues.
Russia is an important market for Turkish fruit and vegetable exporters.
According to data from the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TİM), the country’s fresh fruit and vegetable export to Russia grew 9.7 percent in the first half of 2023 compared with January-June last year to $498 million.
