New market searches for Turkey's raisin exports

Published Sep 12, 2024

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Işınsu Kestelli, Chair of the İzmir Chamber of Commerce, underscores the need to focus on Asian and Far Eastern markets to enhance Turkey's seedless raisin exports, despite recent production declines. She calls for strategic planning, quality improvements, and accurate market pricing to maintain Turkey's strong position in the global market. Additionally, the article highlights the importance of improving vineyard processing efficiency, careful pesticide use, and adopting organic and sustainable production methods to meet environmental demands and attract new consumer groups.

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İzmir Chamber of Commerce (ITB) Board of Directors Chair Işınsu Kestelli said that Turkey should focus on Asian and Far Eastern markets in particular in order to increase the awareness of seedless raisins, a traditional export product in which it is a world leader in production and export, and to increase its competitive power in these markets. The 2023-2024 season, in which last year's seedless raisins grown in Turkey's Manisa-İzmir-Denizli triangle were offered to the world market, has been completed. Responding to AA correspondent's questions about raisin production and export, İTB Chair Kestelli stated that Turkey is an important actor in the world raisin market and stands out especially with its seedless raisin production. "Turkey has a say in raisins worldwide" Kestelli, who stated that Turkey's total raisin production is around 300-325 thousand tons, noted the following: "However, especially in the last two years, due to seasonal effects and some diseases that develop as a ...

Source: Sondakika