TURKISH AGRI.NEWS

The eastern Anatolian province of Malatya significantly boosted the volume and value of its dried apricot exports in January. Dubbed Turkey's apricot capital, the city exported nearly 9,000 tons of dried apricots in January, generating some $25.5 million in revenue – $5.5 million more compared to the same month of last year when total export was at 7,000 tons. Turkey is known as a top producer and exporter of fresh and dried apricots. Malatya accounts for 90% of the country's apricot exports. Apricots are collected from Malatya's more than 8 million trees, out of a total of 11 million in Turkey. Some 50,000 families are said to earn a livelihood from the product in the city. Turkish apricots earned a coveted European Union geographical indication in July 2017, a registration that helps unique products to be protected, marketed and advertised. It was the third Turkish product to get this EU designation after Gaziantep baklava, a rich, sweet pastry featured in many cuisines ...

Dubbed the apricot capital, the province of Malatya in eastern Anatolia managed to export its dried apricots to 110 countries across the world throughout 2019. Turkey is known as a top producer and exporter of apricots, both fresh and dried, and Malatya accounts for 90 percent of the country's apricot exports. Apricots are collected from about 8 million trees in Malatya, out of the total 11 million in Turkey. Some 50,000 families are said to earn a livelihood from this product in the city. Turkish apricots earned a coveted EU geographical indication in July 2017, a registration that helps unique products to be protected, marketed and advertised. It was the third Turkish product to get this EU designation after Gaziantep baklava, a rich, sweet pastry featured in many cuisines of the former Ottoman countries, along with the Aegean fig. Malatya exported 95,350 tons of dried apricots in 2018, according to Malatya Commodity Exchange Chairman Ramazan Özcan. In 2019, some 99,666 tons wer...