It has been announced that Turkey will be the partner country at Fruit Logistica 2012, which is being held at the Berlin Exhibition Grounds in Germany on 8-10 February next year.
The 20th edition of Fruit Logistica, the world's leading trade fair for the fresh fruit and vegetable business, will see Turkey's biggest-ever presentation, building on its recent growing presence at the event that has seen it have a sponsored stand every year since 2000.
'With its wide range of fresh fruit and vegetables, Turkey's steadily growing presence at Fruit Logistica in recent years reflects the country's increasing importance as a producer, exporter and trading partner for the global fresh produce sector,' said Dr Christian Göke, COO at event organiser Messe Berlin.
The country produced some 43m tonnes of fresh produce last year, according to information from the Mediterranean Exporters Unions, exporting 6.7 per cent of that total, or 2.9m tonnes.
Leading exports include citrus, fresh vegetables and other fresh fruits, while key trading partners are led by Russia, Germany, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Iraq and Romania.
Turkey's total fruit and vegetable export value came to US$2.1bn (€1.4bn) last year, a figure the country is aiming to increase to US$10bn (€6.8bn) by 2023.
