Turkey: Dried apricot exports worth 28.8 million dollars from Malatya in February

Published Mar 3, 2022

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The article highlights the positive performance of Turkey, specifically Malatya, in dried apricot exports, as reported by Ramazan Özcan, Chairman of the Malatya Commodity Exchange. In February alone, the country exported 5,797 tons, earning $28.8 million. Over the past seven months, starting August 1, 2021, Turkey has exported 57,528 tons, generating $251.5 million in revenue. The market remains resilient despite global challenges like the pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Notably, there has been a significant increase in exports to China and Kazakhstan, with 2,975 tons and 1,207 tons respectively, contributing substantially to the income. Turkey's goal is to reach 100 thousand tons of exports and an income of $500 million.

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Ramazan Özcan, Chairman of Malatya Commodity Exchange, said in a statement to journalists that the figures in dried apricot exports are pleasing. Stating that they brought 28 million 840 thousand dollars to the country with the export of 5 thousand 797 tons of dried apricots in February, Özcan said, "By using all the advantages of being the world's dried apricot capital, we are aware of the contribution we will make to the country and city economy by being the only city in the world that still meets the dried apricot exports." . The target is 100 thousand tons of export. Expressing that the export season, which started on August 1, 2021, was good, Özcan said: "In the first 7 months of the new season, we exported 57 thousand 528 tons of dried apricots and earned 251 million 460 thousand dollars in return. These are important figures. While the effects of the new type of coronavirus continue in the world, our exports continue rapidly despite the ongoing hot war between Russia and ...

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