Turkey: Malatya dried apricot export targets are increasing

News: Duran Özkan (Malatya)- Malatya Chamber of Commerce (MTB) aims to reach 750 million dollars in revenue with 100 thousand tons of exports in dried apricots, the most important export product of Turkey and Malatya, in 2025. MTB President Ramazan Özcan said, "We plan to reach 50 thousand tons in exports as of December 2024, especially by maintaining price stability." Speaking to ANKA News Agency about the discussions that came to the fore on social media after dried apricots exported to the Netherlands were returned due to the presence of the substance ochratoxin, Ramazan Özcan, Chairman of the Malatya Commodity Exchange, said, "Apricots are one of Turkey's national products and an export product. We export 90 percent of this product we produce. Like raisins and dried figs, these are strategic and prestige products of Turkey. We kindly request that people pay more attention to statements made on social media, in different places, and in the press about apricots or other ...