TURKISH AGRI.NEWS

Press release... Turkey is by far the world leader in the production and export of seedless raisins Turkey with 305 thousand tons of seedless grape production in the 2019/20 season and revealed that 265 thousand tons of seedless grapes as the world number one export destination. The “59. International Seedless Raisins Producer Countries Conference "was marked by Turkey's production and export figures. The raisin producing countries participating in the conference decided to make a promotional campaign in order to increase the consumption of raisins worldwide. The campaign will start in the UK in 2020.

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...