The political crisis with the Russian Federation may be one of the reasons for the main decline in Türkiye's tomato exports. This is because the Russian Federation is the largest importer of tomatoes from Türkiye. Following agreements, tomato trade between Turkey and Russia accounted for 31.09% of total tomato exports in 2001. According to Trademap data published in 2019, this rate increased to 51.98% in 2010 and reached 70.85% in 2015.

The Russian Federation is one of the leading countries with which Türkiye has the largest tomato export agreements. However, due to the political crisis in 2016, trade relations between Turkey and Russia came to a standstill, and tomato exports stopped for a period. Tomato trade between Russia and Turkey completely ceased for a while. Thanks to the normalization of relations between Russia and Turkey following the political crisis, a tomato trade volume of 30,454 tons was reached in a very short time. This constitutes 10.50% of the total tomato trade volume.

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Antalya Tomato Prices and the Impact of Europe

The lifting of trade restrictions by the EU on tomato imports from Türkiye led to an increase in Türkiye's tomato exports. High domestic demand during this period caused domestic prices to rise. According to these research findings, an increase in tomato exports will raise tomato prices. In other words, a decrease in tomato exports will lower domestic tomato prices.

Tomato prices in Antalya also constantly fluctuate in response to similar situations. Tomato prices at the Antalya wholesale market rise due to increased domestic demand and simultaneously high demand from the international market. However, considering the overall tomato production in Antalya, Antalya's wholesale tomato prices can be among the cheapest in Turkey. This is mainly due to the proximity of producers to market areas and the lower costs of transportation services.

In July, Antalya's tomato quantity index was 1397, its vegetable index was 1548, and its fruit index was 1797. This situation increased tomato prices in the Antalya market. In addition to the change in the tomato price balance in Antalya, a shortage of tomatoes in the Antalya market was also noted.