In the first half of the year, the Turkish province of Malatya increased the export of dried apricots by 19%

32,662 tons of dried apricots worth $167.7 million were exported from Turkish Malatya in January-June of this year. Turkish dried apricots entered the shelves of 115 countries during the specified period, including France, Germany, Great Britain, Australia, Brazil, the Netherlands, Russia, Canada and Egypt . Anadolu agency provides such data with reference to the Malatya Trade Exchange. The Turkish province of Malatya accounts for 85% of world exports of this type of dried fruit. About 8 million out of 17 million apricot trees in Turkey grow in Malatya. See also: Germany, the Netherlands and the UK topped the top importers of ground red pepper from Turkey Dried apricot production remains a stable source of income for 50,000 households. In January-June last year, 41,012 tons of dried apricots worth $141.176 million were exported from the region. Thus, in quantitative terms, the export of dried apricots from Malatya in the first half of the year decreased, but in terms of price it ...