Dried fruit exports in Turkiye increased to 829 million dollars

In the first half of 2024, Turkey experienced a notable increase in foreign exchange earnings in its dried fruit exports, despite a decrease in quantity exported. The value of exports rose by 15% to $829 million, driven by a 30% increase in the export price per ton. The country leads in the production and export of seedless raisins, followed by dried apricots and figs, and also sees success with pistachio and pine nut exports. The government and industry are focusing on quality and food safety to meet importing countries' standards and aim to reach a $1.8 billion export target for the year. The USA has emerged as the second largest market, following Germany, with a 45% increase in exports to $88 million.

While exports in the dried fruit sector, one of Turkey's traditional exporting sectors, decreased from 227 thousand tons to 200 thousand tons in terms of quantity in the first half of 2024, foreign exchange earnings increased by 15 percent from 722 million dollars to 829 million dollars. The export price per ton, which was an average of 3 thousand 184 dollars in dried fruit exports in the first half of 2023, increased by 30 percent to 4 thousand 128 dollars in the first half of 2024. Turkey is the world leader in the production and export of dried fruits, such as seedless raisins, dried apricots and dried figs, which are included in the list of healthy foods by the World Health Organization. Seedless raisins are the leader with exports of 240 million dollars While Turkey managed to export 240 million dollars worth of seedless raisins with an increase of 18 percent in the first half of 2024, seedless raisins received a 29 percent share of the total dried fruit exports of 829 ...