Turkish food exports to China soar amid expo success
China DailyDirect freight train services between Turkey and China via the China-Europe Railway Express were launched in December 2020 in Xi'an, Shaanxi province. ISTANBUL - Chinese consumers' growing favor in Turkish food products has translated into an 86 percent increase in exports for most of 2021 following expos organized by China despite the COVID-19 pandemic, industry insiders said. Turkey has set its sight on exporting $1 billion worth of food products to China over the next two years, according to the EIB, which includes Turkey's biggest fruit, vegetable, dairy, dried nuts, and fisheries producers. "We believe that the China International Import Expo editions held in 2020 and 2021, although partially virtual due to the pandemic, was crucial in introducing Turkish products," Serap Unal, deputy secretary general of the EIB, told Xinhua. Birol Celep, vice president of the EIB, said that the Turkish food sector sees China as a "strategic market" and wants to expand its product range in line with the Chinese consumers' demands.
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