605 million dollars export from the dried fruit sector in the first half

Published Aug 19, 2020

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The article highlights the significant growth in healthy food demand during the pandemic, with agricultural exports making up nearly half of the world's exports. Despite a 41% decline in April, Turkey's dried fruit exports experienced a positive surge in the latter half of the year, with notable increases in exports to the UK, Germany, and the USA. The first half of the year saw exports of dried fruit reaching $605 million to 134 countries, led by Germany, the UK, and the USA. Turkey's agricultural sector is emphasizing digitalization and innovation, including virtual trade missions and the establishment of the Digital Agriculture Market (DITAP). The country is also advancing in organic production and natural and organic food practices, with a focus on food safety and product diversity. The Aegean Exporters Union is playing a key role in promoting agricultural productivity and integration of the organic sector with digital technologies.

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Original content

With the pandemic, people turned to healthy eating, parallel to this, the demand for healthy food increased. During the pandemic period in which the world economy was going through difficult times, almost half of the exports were obtained from agricultural products. Turkey's exports in the period when the epidemic is most intense fell 41 percent in April, the decline was limited to very dry fruit sector. Dried fruit exports increased by 1 percent on amount basis in April and decreased by 12 percent on value basis. The Aegean Dry Fruit and Products Exporters Association signed an export of $ 67 million in April and $ 44 million in May, when quarantine conditions were felt the most. With the new normal, we saw that the performance in our exports evolved positively with the onset of rapid improvements in contractions in June. In June, our exports increased by 47 percent to 58.4 million dollars. We experienced an increase of 82 percent with the UK, which is among the top 5 countries ...

Source: Haberler Agri News