Turkey aims to contribute 30 percent of world raisin exports alone

The 64th International Conference of Seedless Raisin Producing Countries was held in Paris, France on October 24, 2024. 27 representatives from seedless raisin producing countries such as Australia, Chile, Greece, South Africa, Turkey and the United States attended the meeting. The next conference will be held in Cape Town on November 15-17, 2025. Murat Gören, Commercial Counselor at the Turkish Embassy in Paris, gave a speech emphasizing the importance of international cooperation and sustainability in the seedless raisin sector. Mark King from Australia was elected as the Conference President, Osman Öz from Turkey was appointed as the Vice President and Ece Tırkaz as the secretary. Turkey declared at the meeting that it will produce 20 percent of the 1 million 157 thousand tons of seedless raisin harvest worldwide with a yield of 236 thousand tons. The USA is in second place with a production of 202,565 tons, while China is in third place with a seedless raisin harvest of ...