Turkey: 5.2 million dollars revenue from apricot kernel exports in the first quarter

In Malatya, revenue from registered apricot kernel exports in the first quarter of the year increased more than 2 times compared to the same period of the previous year and reached 5 million 198 thousand dollars. Malatya Commodity Exchange Chairman Ramazan Özcan told Anadolu Agency (AA) that both the fruit and the seed of the apricot are an export product that earns foreign currency for the country. Stating that apricot kernels are exported in parallel with dried apricot exports in the city, Özcan said, "Apricot kernel exports continue rapidly. In the first quarter of this year, we exported 1220 tons of kernels and brought an income of 5 million 198 thousand dollars to the country's economy. As in apricots, the revenue from exports increased more than 2 times compared to the same period of the previous year. said. Most exports to Germany Expressing that 2 million 426 thousand dollars were obtained in return for 942 tons of exports in the same period of last year, Özcan said, ...