Dried apricot exports of Turkey reached the highest figure of the last 5 years in the new season
Dried Apricot
Turkiye
Published Jan 7, 2022
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MALATYA (AA) - VOLKAN KAŞİK - With the sale of 46,394 tons of dried apricots in the first 5 months of the new export season, revenue of 196 million 633 thousand dollars was obtained from Malatya, where 85 percent of the world's dried apricot needs are met. After "Antep baklava" and "Aydin fig", Turkey's third product with geographical indication registration in the European Union (EU), Malatya apricot is the most important source of income for the people living in the city. According to the information compiled by an AA correspondent from Malatya Commodity Exchange data, there was an increase in exports in the first 5 months of the new export season, which started on 1 August. In the period covering August, September, October, November, and December of 2021, the revenue of 196 million 633 thousand dollars was obtained in return for 46 thousand 394 tons of dried apricot exports. In the new export season, the most exports were made to the USA with 5 thousand 940 tons and 27 million 719 thousand dollars, followed by France with 3 thousand 871 tons and 18 million 574 thousand dollars, Germany with 3 thousand 213 tons and 16 million 235 thousand dollars, 1978 tons and Brazil followed with 9 million 178 thousand dollars and Australia with 2 thousand 34 tons and 9 million 154 thousand dollars.
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MALATYA (AA) - VOLKAN KAŞİK - With the sale of 46 thousand 394 tons of dried apricots in the first 5 months of the new export season, a revenue of 196 million 633 thousand dollars was obtained from Malatya, where 85 percent of the world's dried apricot needs are met. After "Antep baklava" and "Aydin fig", the Malatya apricot, which is Turkey's third product with geographical indication registration in the European Union (EU), is the most important source of income for the people living in the city. According to the information compiled by AA correspondent from Malatya Commodity Exchange data, there was an increase in exports in the first 5 months of the new export season, which started on 1 August. In the period covering August, September, October, November and December of 2021, a revenue of 196 million 633 thousand dollars was obtained in return for 46 thousand 394 tons of dried apricot exports. In the new export season, the most exports were made to the USA with 5 thousand 940 ...
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