Earthquake may negatively affect apricot exports in Malatya, the world’s apricot capital… While two major earthquakes that occurred in Kahramanmaraş province, which is called the disaster of the century in Turkiye and affected 11 provinces, caused great damage, it was stated that apricot exports in Malatya, which is the most …
Read More »MALATYA APRICOT GENERATES OVER 262 MILLION DOLLARS…
In the export season, which started on August 1, 2022, of the geographical indication registered product in the EU, 49,355 thousand tons of dried apricots were sold in 6 months. Malatya Commodity Exchange Chairman Ramazan Özcan said, “We are faced with a table that can generate 460 million dollars in …
Read More »RAMAZAN ÖZCAN: OVER 46 THOUSAND TONNES OF DRIED APRICOTS EXPORTED FROM MALATYA IN 5 MONTHS
In the first 5 months of the new export season, a revenue of 196 million 633 thousand dollars was obtained from Malatya, where 85 pct of the world’s dried apricot needs are met, with the sale of 46,394 tonnes of dried apricots. After “Antep baklava” and “Aydin fig”, Turkey’s third …
Read More »APRICOT PRICES SKYROCKETS!
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 …
Read More »RAMAZAN ÖZCAN: DRIED APRICOT EXPORTS REACHED 112 MILLION DOLLARS IN 3 MONTHS
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 …
Read More »“MALATYA CUISINE DESERVES TO GO BEYOND THE BORDERS”
Malatya cuisine and gastronomy attracted great attention to the Gastro Show, which opened its doors to visitors with the slogan of 7 Cities, 7 Regions, 7 Countries in Istanbul. Malatya Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Oğuzhan Ata Sadıkoğlu said that Malatya apricots were exported to 115 countries and foreign …
Read More »DRIED APRICOTS BRING OVER 24 MILLION DOLLARS IN TURKISH ECONOMY IN APRIL…
Malatya Commodity Exchange Chairman Ramazan Özcan said that April’s export figures made the region and the country’s economy happy. Stating that they have increased in value this year compared to April last year, Özcan said, “Last year, we exported 7 thousand tonnes of dried apricots in April and earned 18 …
Read More »CLIMATE CHANGE POSES A SERIOUS THREAT TO APRICOT PRODUCTION IN MALATYA!
Researchers at the Boğaziçi University showed that fresh and dried apricot production in Malatya, the leader province both in Turkey and the world, is under threaten associated with the effects of climate change due to late-spring frosts. Continuing their research at Boğaziçi University Climate Change and Policies Application and Research …
Read More »EXPORT TARGET IN DRIED APRICOTS 500 MILLION DOLLARS…
In the export season which ended in July, 252 million 661 thousand dollars of dried apricots were exported to 115 countries from Malatya province. It is aimed to double the currency inflow from now on. In Malatya, where 85 percent of the world’s dried apricot production is made, 500 million …
Read More »TAHİR MACİT: WE HAVE ENOUGH DATA TO DECLARE THE YIELD OF APRICOTS, NO WORRY
Fifty thousand families living on apricots in Malatya province, known as the world capital of this product, also has some 8 million of the 17 million apricot trees throughout the country. After “Antep baklava” and “Aydin figs” being the third product of Turkey with geographical indication registered before the European …
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