Turkey earned $822,679,000 from fresh vegetable exports in the first nine months of 2026, up 10 per cent from $749,157,000 a year earlier, according to figures compiled from the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM).
A total of 651,087 tonnes of tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, courgettes and other vegetables was sold abroad between January and September.
Tomatoes were the top earner at $304,163,000, followed by peppers at $275,486,000. Revenue from tomatoes rose 4 per cent on the same period last year, while peppers were up 29 per cent. Together the two accounted for about 70 per cent of total fresh vegetable export revenue.
Cucumbers and gherkins brought in $61,380,000, courgettes $57,442,000, and carrots and radishes $39,638,000.
Romania was the biggest market, buying $147,018,000 worth of vegetables. Germany followed with $132,693,000 and Russia with $76,054,000.
Bulgaria took $55,485,000 worth, Ukraine $49,969,000 and the Netherlands $47,802,000.