756 million dollars income from dried fruit exports from Turkey

According to the information compiled from the Southeastern Anatolian Exporters' Associations (GAİB), Turkey's exports of dried fruits and products are increasing day by day. Export companies sold dried fruits prepared from products grown in the fertile soil of Anatolia to 149 countries and free zones in the January-June period of this year. The foreign trade volume of the sector, which earned 755 million 880 thousand dollars in this period, increased by 10.6 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. The most exported product of the sector was seedless raisins with 208 million 297 thousand dollars. This product was followed by dried apricots with 168 million 370 thousand dollars, pistachios with 111 million 457 thousand dollars and dried figs with 103 million 853 thousand dollars. Aegean Exporters' Associations took the first place in the export of dried fruit products. While exports of 393 million 657 thousand dollars were realized by the members of this union, ...