Turkiye: Dried fruit exports increased by 37 percent

The Aegean Dried Fruit and Products Exporters Association, which alone accounts for 60 percent of Turkey's dried fruit exports, reached an export figure of 1.6 billion dollars in 2023. There was a 37 percent increase in foreign sales compared to the previous year. Mehmet Ali Işık, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Aegean Dried Fruit and Products Exporters Association, said, "We reached our export targets despite the low yield of the products." "And we are the world leader in dried figs," said Işık, drawing attention to the ...