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Chinese liked Turkish dried fruits... 183 percent increase in dry fruit exports to China... Turkey, the world leader of seedless grapes both in production and exports, reap the benefits the promotional activities carried out in Chinese market in terms of  dried fruit exports to to this country. In January - August 2019 period 183 percent increase attained and amount of exports rose from 3.5 million dollars to 10 million dollars. The Aegean Dried Fruit and Products Exporters' Association participated in Food2China 2019 Fair held in Guangzhou, China on September 19-21, 2019 and added a new ring to its promotion activities to strengthen the position of Turkish dried fruits in the Chinese market. Stating that the direction of capital in the world is turning east, the purchasing power of the people in China increases every year and therefore taking position in the Chinese market has become more priority than ever, Birol Celep, Chairman of Aegean Dried Fruit and Products Export...

Growing in the plains of Manisa province and named after the Ottoman sultans, Sultani raisins' export figures exceeded 500 million dollars in 2018/19 export season... As one of Turkey's traditional export products, 246 thousand tons of seedless grapes were exported to 99 countries between the dates of September 1, 2018 - August 17, 2019 in return for 502 million dollars. Turkey, in the same period of the 2017/18 season, on the basis of the amount of 273 thousand tons of raisins exported and 443 million 127 thousand dollars had obtained as foreign exchange income. Exports of raisins decreased by 10 percent on quantity basis, but increased by 13 percent on value basis. Turkey is now experiencing the joy of exceeding 500 million dollars after six years. Because Turkey, at the end of the 2012-13 season, had exported 536 million dollars worth of raisins. Average export price rose to 2 thousand 35 dollars... Birol Celep, Chairman of the Board of Aegean Dried Fruits an...