Turkey: Aegean's dried fruit exports exceeded 1 billion dollars

Raisin (Dried Grape)

Dried Apricot

Dried Fig

Turkiye

Market & Price Trends

Published Feb 19, 2024

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The Aegean Dried Fruit and Products Exporters' Association, accounting for 60% of Turkey's dried fruit exports, has seen a 17% increase in exports, from $857 million to $1.04 billion in the last year. This growth is attributed to the increase in dried fruit production in the Aegean Region over the last 30 years. The association, which exports to over 100 countries, is the world's leading producer and exporter of seedless raisins, dried apricots, and dried figs. The 'school grape project' in Turkey has also been successful, with seedless raisins being the top export, bringing in $481 million, a 15% increase.

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Aegean Dried Fruit and Products Exporters' Association, which alone carries out 60 percent of Turkey's dried fruit exports, increased its exports by 17 percent from 857 million dollars to 1 billion 4 million dollars in the last 1-year period and was proud to exceed 1 billion dollars in exports. While the Aegean Dried Fruit and Products Exporters' Association became the seventh union within the Aegean Exporters' Association to export more than 1 billion dollars, the food sectors exceeding 1 billion dollars under the umbrella of EİB increased to four with dried fruit. Stating that they are the world's dried fruit warehouse and that they are the world's first in the production and export of seedless raisins, dried apricots and dried figs, Aegean Exporters' Associations Sustainability and Organic Products Coordinator Mehmet Ali Işık, President of the Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters' Association, said: He underlined that they are proud to exceed 1 billion dollars in fruit ...

Source: Aydindenge