Turkey: Dried fig exports in the USA increased by 42 percent in the last year

Dried Fig

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Turkiye

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Published Feb 19, 2024

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Turkey has seen a 42% increase in dried fig exports to the USA in the past year, reaching $50 million, thanks to the 'TURQUALITY' project. The production of dried figs in Aydın, known for its high-quality figs, has tripled over the past 30 years. Dried figs, along with seedless raisins and dried apricots, account for 94% of the Aegean Region's total dried fruit exports. Turkey also exported dried figs worth $29 million to France and $28 million to Germany.

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Exports of dried figs, which are one of Turkey's important export products and contribute significantly to the country's economy, to the USA increased by 42 percent in the last year, reaching 50 million dollars. Export figures for dried figs, which is the important export product of Aydın, where the world's best quality figs grow, continue to give hope day by day. While dried fig production from 30 thousand tons increased to 90 thousand tons in the last 30 years, exports of seedless raisins, dried figs and dried apricots constituted 94 percent of the total exports in dried fruit exports in the Aegean Region. Exports of dried figs, the fruit of heaven, increased by 22 percent, from 203 million dollars to 251 million dollars. In this context, thanks to the "TURQUALITY" project that has been carried out in the US market for 5 years, dried fig exports to ...

Source: Iha