Dried Fruits and Vegetables

Sultana raisins leader in dried fruit exports… While Turkey exported 1 billion 418 million dollars of dried fruits in 2019 raisins took the first place with 523 million dollars. Dried apricot exports were 253 million dollars, while dried fig exports were recorded as 236 million dollars. Turkey earned 131 million …

EU continues to be top market for Turkey’s hazelnuts, receiving 76% of total exports… Turkey’s hazelnut exports reached 58,622 tonnes in the first two months of the export season, down from 99,460 tons in the same period last year, a regional trade association announced Monday.  The Black Sea Hazelnut and …

In the third quarter of the year, 62.263 tons of dried apricots were exported from Malatya province and a foreign exchange entry of 175 million 555 thousand dollars has been achieved. Apricots grown in the province where there are about 8 million trees continues to flavour the palate of the …

Press release… Expressing that the World Health Organization (WHO) has included raisins in the list of healthy products, while strengthens immunity in the human body, Chairman of Turkey Dried Fruits Industry Board Osman Öz said, “It is expected that the domestic consumption of raisin producing countries is 550 thousand 448 …

Lütfi Bayraktar, Chairman of the Board of Hazelnut Agricultural Sales Cooperatives Union (FİSKOBİRLİK), stated that their goal is to revise their capacity to 60 tonnes per day in 2021. Bayraktar, in a written statement, made an evaluation regarding the ongoing production and new investments in the Integrated Hazelnut Processing Facility …

Turkish Grain Board (TMO) General Manager Ahmet Güldal said that in the 2019-2020 season, an agricultural export record of 2.3 billion dollars in hazelnuts has been attained. TMO General Manager Ahmet Güldal visits TMO’s hazelnut purchasing points. Stating that the export figures from the Black Sea Region increased in the …

Press release… 60th International Dried Grape Conference – October 15, 2020 Delegations from Argentina, Australia, Chile, Greece, Iran, South Africa, Turkey and the United States participated in the first online meeting of the 2020 International Seedless Dried Grape Producing Countries Conference. There were also audiences from Turkey, South Africa and …

Press release… Exports of grapes, figs and apricots in the dried fruit sector exceeded 1 billion dollars… Demand increased during the pandemic period for raisins, apricots and figs in WHO’s (World Health Organization) list of healthy products Demand increased during the pandemic for raisins, dried apricots and dried figs, which …

In Nevşehir province, one of the leading pumpkin seeds production centres across Turkey, “Nevşehir Pumpkin Seed” which has a registration of geographical indiacation, contributes about 500 million liras to regional economy. Harvesting of the snack pumpkin seeds, unique to the Nevşehir region, known for their thin and long structure, continues. …

Turkey’s hazelnut exports reached 33,471 tons in September, down from 45,706 tons in the same month last year, a regional trade union announced Friday. The Black Sea Hazelnut and Products Exporters’ Association (KFMİB) reported Turkey earned $229.25 million from hazelnut exports in the first month of the hazelnut export season, …