While the quantity of Türkiye's dried fruit exports decreased, foreign exchange yield increased

In the first half of 2024, Turkey experienced a notable shift in its dried fruit export sector, with a decrease in quantity exported from 227 thousand tons to 200 thousand tons, but a significant increase in foreign exchange earnings by 15 percent, reaching 829 million dollars. This upward trend in earnings was attributed to a 30 percent increase in the export price per ton, despite a decrease in the quantity exported. Turkey remains a global leader in the production and export of seedless raisins, dried apricots, and dried figs, and has set a target of 1.8 billion dollars in exports for the year end. The USA has emerged as the second largest market for Turkish dried fruits, following Germany, with exports to the USA increasing by 45 percent. The country also saw a significant growth in pistachio and pine nut exports.

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 of dried fruit, which was on average 3 thousand 184 dollars 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 million dollars. ...