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Exports of sultanas, dried apricots and dried figs exceed 1 billion dollars…
In the remaining period of the 2024/25 season, exports of sultanas, dried apricots and dried figs, in which Türkiye is the world leader in production and exports, increased by 9 percent from 924 million to 1 billion 5 million dollars.
While sultanas exports soared by 10 percent from 360 million to 396 million dollars, dried fig exports soared by 28 percent from 228 million to 292 million dollars. The amount of foreign currency obtained from dried apricots, which fell 6 percent behind last season’s export amount, was recorded as 317 million dollars.
Exports in terms of quantity decreased by 16 percent…
Exports of sultanas, dried apricots and dried figs surged by 9 percent in terms of foreign currency, but decreased by 16 percent in terms of quantity. According to the records of the Aegean Exporters’ Associations, Türkiye exported 269 thousand tonnes of dried fruits in the 2023/24 season, compared to 226 thousand tonnes of raisins, dried apricots and dried figs in the same period of the 2024/25 season.
Türkiye is the world’s dried fruit warehouse…
Stating that Türkiye is the world’s dried fruit warehouse, Mehmet Ali Işık, Chair of the Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association, said, “Turkish exporters sell the dried fruits produced by Turkish producers with thousands of labour to all four corners of the world and transform them into added value.”
Pointing out that they are making efforts to ramp up the consumption of seedless raisins, dried apricots and dried figs, which are in the healthy products category of the World Health Organisation, both in export markets and in Türkiye, Işık explained, ‘We are working with all our strength to enhance the consumption of our healthy dried fruits for healthy generations. While our farmers produce high quality and food safe dried fruits, we market our dried fruits through fairs, URGE Projects and TURQUALITY Projects, trade delegations and procurement delegations. Every generation from 7 to 70 can consume our dried fruits with peace of mind.”
The wounds of grape and apricot producers and enterprises affected by cold weather and frost should be healed…
Hihglighting that significant losses occurred in apricot and grape regions after the cold weather and frost in March and April, Işık concluded, “We expect our State to extend its hand of compassion to our apricot and grape producers and enterprises and to increase its support after the frost event, which occurred in 36 provinces and caused the biggest losses of recent years.”
