Turkey: Exports of dried figs increased by 21% in the first half of the season

Published 2024년 4월 19일

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In the 2023/24 season, Turkey's dried fig exports experienced a 5 percent decrease in quantity, totaling 47,343 tons, but saw a 21 percent increase in value, reaching $216 million, thanks to a 27 percent rise in the average export price per ton. The USA emerged as the top market, accounting for 17.4 percent of the exports, valued at $37.4 million, followed by France and Germany with $25.2 million and $25.1 million, respectively. Significant growth was also observed in Canada, Japan, and Switzerland, among others. Despite a yield decrease, the increase in average export price is expected to elevate the export value beyond $300 million by the end of the season. These developments were discussed during the Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters Association's 2023 financial meeting, where the association's 2023 activities were reviewed and plans for 2024 were set.

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Turkey's dried fig exports in terms of quantity in the 2023/24 season; It decreased from 50 thousand 61 tons to 47 thousand 343 tons, with a decrease of 5 percent. Despite the 5 percent decrease in dried fig exports on quantity basis, the 21 percent increase in value was possible thanks to the 27 percent increase in the average export price of dried figs in dollar terms. The successful export journey of dried figs was discussed at the 2023 ordinary financial general assembly meeting of the Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters Association, held at the Aegean Exporters' Associations. Providing the information that Turkey had a successful export season in dried figs, which are included in the World Health Organization's list of healthy foods, Aegean Exporters' Associations Sustainability and Organic Products Coordinator Mehmet Ali Işık, President of the Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters' Association, said that the world production and exports of dried figs are He ...

Source: Tarim Pusulasi