Turkiye: Seedless raisin season closed with $490 million exports

Published 2024년 9월 6일

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Turkey is the world's leader in seedless raisin production and exports, experiencing an 11% increase in the 2023/24 season, generating $490 million from exports. Despite this increase, there was a 20% decrease in quantity exported due to reduced yield caused by climate change, with the lowest exports in the last 8 years at 207 thousand tons. The majority of these exports, 78%, were to European countries, particularly England, the Netherlands, and Germany. Other significant markets included Australia, Japan, and Canada. Turkey is targeting over $500 million in seedless raisin exports in the 2024/25 season.

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Turkey is the world leader in the production and export of traditional export products such as seedless raisins. The 2023/24 season was completed with an 11 percent increase compared to the previous season, with an export of 490 million dollars. Seedless raisin exports were recorded as 439 million dollars in the 2022/23 season. Despite the 11 percent increase in foreign exchange earnings in seedless raisins, exports in terms of quantity decreased by 20 percent from 259 thousand tons to 207 thousand tons. The decrease in seedless raisin yield was effective in this decrease. The 207 thousand tons of exports in the 2023/24 season was recorded as the lowest seedless raisin exports in terms of quantity in the last 8 years. Climate change has reduced the yield Stating that the reason behind the decrease in the export of seedless raisins, which are considered an alternative to sugar, is climate change, Mehmet Ali Işık, Aegean Exporters' Association Sustainability and Organic Products ...

Source: Iha