Dried Fruits and Vegetables

Reminding that 70 percent of the banana consumed 20 years ago was imported, WPC-Walnut Chairman Berk Noyan said, “Now, domestic production meets 90 percent of the demand. We wrote a success story in bananas, we can also do it in walnuts.” Berk Noyan Turkey, which ranks third after China and …

Pistachio exports from Turkey in the January-October period of this year have exceeded the export figure of last year by 33%. Some $118.9 million worth of pistachio exports were made in 2020, according to the compilation of the Southeastern Anatolian Exporters’ Association (GAIB) data by Anadolu Agency (AA), while in …

Foreign dependency will end! ‘Strong support for the export attack’… Walnut producers joined forces in Turkey, which imports more than 70 percent of its walnut needs. It was emphasized that with a protectionist policy, both the need for walnuts will be met and they can become an exporter. Turkey is …

Apricot prices have skyrocketed… Ramazan Özcan, Chairman of Malatya Commodity Exchange, said that a hundred percent spike in dried apricot prices was due to the low yield in the last three years. Özcan, however, stated that with the burning of the apricot in Central Asia, which feeds the Chinese and …

Press release… Seedless raisin exporters rolled up their sleeves to sell products to the end consumer… While sultanas were the raw material of the biscuits and bakery products sectors, with the pandemic, they have added flavour to biscuits, cakes, bread, cookies and other bakery products made by the end consumer …

Press release… In the 9-month period, dried fruit exports exceeded 1 billion dollars… Dried fruit exports run to 1.5 billion dollars… The dried fruit sector, which is one of the traditional exporting sectors of Turkey, increased its exports by 11 percent from 927 million dollars to 1 billion 30 million …

In the first 3 months of the new export season, 28 thousand 675 thousand tonnes of dried apricots were exported from Malatya province, where the highest apricot production is made in the world and 111 million 988 thousand dollars income was obtained. Malatya apricot, which has geographical indication registration in …

In the new hazelnut export season 2021/2022, which started on September 1, 2021; hazelnut exports from Trabzon province reached 21,355 tonnes, with a foreign exchange inflow of 143 million 780 thousand 544 dollars in the last two months. Mehmet Cirav, Chairperson of the Hazelnut and Products Sector Committee of the …

In Kırşehir province, which is one of the important walnut production centres in Turkey, this season’s harvest reached 4,700 tonnes. Duran Seçen, Kırşehir Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry, said that the walnut grown in the province, especially Kaman district walnut, which has a different flavour and aroma due to …