Turkey achieved an export income of 56 million dollars in the first month of the season from dried figs

Published 2022년 11월 25일

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Turkey is the world's largest exporter of dried figs, accounting for 148,000 tons out of a global production of 154,000 tons in the 2020-2021 season. The majority of this production, 85,500 tons, was from the region of Aydın in western Turkey. Dried figs from Aydın are a key source of income for around 15,000 people in the area. The quality of Aydın figs is largely due to the region's climate and wind conditions. In the 2022-2023 export season's initial month, Turkey earned $56.42 million from dried fig exports.

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Turkey exports dried figs, of which it is the leader, to all over the world, from the USA to New Zealand. According to the 2020-2021 data of the International Council for Nuts and Dried Fruits, 85 thousand 500 tons of dried fig production, which is 148 thousand tons in the world, was realized in Turkey. Last season, 70 thousand 647 tons of dried figs were sent to 97 countries from Turkey, and an input of 258 million dollars was provided. The most important export market of dried figs was England, Germany and France. In the first month of the 2022-2023 export season, which started on 7 October in dried figs, an income of 56 million 420 thousand dollars was obtained. THE BIGGEST SHARE IS AYDIN A significant part of dried fig production in Turkey is done in Aydın. Approximately 70 thousand tons of dried figs are produced from 6.5 million trees on an area of 370 thousand decares in the city. Aydın figs, which are produced between August and September, are exported as EU registered. ...

Source: Aydindenge