Turkey's flower sector representatives said Monday that the industry eyes becoming a production and marketing hub in the post-pandemic era with expanding export figures.
Turkey succeeded to export flowers worth 107 million U.S. dollars to more than 80 countries in 2020 despite the challenging conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest sectoral figures.
The Ornamental Plants and Products Exporters Association revealed that the export transactions in the industry significantly gained momentum in June last year when the country started to ease the drastic measures taken to restraint the pandemic.
The flower sector increased its exports by 55 percent year on year in June 2020, reaching the highest figure in the last 10 years, the data showed.
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