Turkey's dried fig exports increased to 140 million dollars in the first half of 2024

Turkey's dried fig exports have seen a 23% increase in the first half of 2024, reaching $140 million with a 20% rise in volume exported compared to the previous year. Despite a decrease in the overall dried fruit exports, the sector experienced a 15% increase in earnings, with the export price per ton of dried fruit surging by 30%. As a major contributor to Turkey's economy and a leader in dried fruit production, the country aims to reach an $1.8 billion export target for the year.

Dried fig exports, which are one of Turkey's important export products and contribute significantly to the country's economy, increased to 140 million dollars in the first half of 2024. Dried figs, which are the important export product of Aydın, where the world's best quality figs are grown, continue to maintain their position as the world leader in exports. While the export of dried figs, also known as the fruit of heaven, makes people smile every day, the export figures in the first half of 2024 have recorded visible growth. While Turkey exported 30 thousand 254 tons of dried figs in the first half of 2024, the amount of foreign currency obtained from dried fig exports increased from 114 million dollars to 140 million dollars, with an increase of 23 percent. In the dried fruit sector, one of Turkey's traditional exporting sectors, exports decreased from 227 thousand tons to 200 thousand tons in terms of quantity in the first half of 2024, while foreign exchange earnings ...