Türkiye aims to exceed 500 million dollars in raisin exports

Published 2024년 4월 11일

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In the 2023/24 season, Turkey, a global leader in Sultani seedless raisin production and export, saw a slight decline in export volume from 157 thousand tons to 152.5 thousand tons compared to the previous season. Despite this, the export value surged by 25 percent, from 265 million dollars to 333 million dollars, attributed to high inflation and reduced yield in Turkey, which raised the average export price. The country aims to boost its exports beyond 200 thousand tons and achieve 500 million dollars in foreign exchange earnings by the season's end. Notably, exports to England, Australia, Japan, and Canada increased significantly, whereas exports to China dropped markedly. Over the past 30 years, Turkey's investment in viticulture has notably enhanced its seedless raisin yield and export capabilities, with plans to further increase export value in the coming years.

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Export of Sultani seedless raisins, which adorned the sultans' tables in the Ottoman cuisine and Turkey is the world leader in production and exports; Although there was a 3 percent decrease in quantity compared to the 2022/23 season, from 157 thousand tons to 152.5 thousand tons, the amount of foreign currency obtained by Turkey from seedless raisin exports increased by 25 percent, from 265 million dollars to 333 million dollars. output. Turkey's seedless raisin exports were 265 million 203 thousand dollars, equivalent to 157 thousand 18 tons, in the same period of the 2022/23 season. In the 2022/23 season, Turkey earned 426 million dollars of foreign exchange income by exporting 251 thousand tons of seedless raisins. In the 2022/23 season, while Turkey exported seedless raisins to 110 countries at an average price of 1,689 dollars, it increased to 2,183 dollars in the 2023/24 season. High inflation in Turkey and the decrease in yield were effective in this increase. “We target ...

Source: Iha