Market players reported that exports accelerated. However, it was added that there was still calmness in the demands. Among the rumors, TMO may start selling dried raisins as of February. Fluctuations in the Turkish Lira are calm as last week. West of Turkey began the week with milder weather and temperatures. Exporters still offer at 1550-1600 Usd/mt on FOB basis for shipments till August 2022. Organic raisins type nr.9 are offered at 2100-2200 Usd/mt levels. The transactions at the Izmir Stock Market are still small and at 14.80 TL/kg for type nr 8 and 15.50 TL/kg for type nr.9. Market players added that no one could make long-term predictions for the time being for the market and the currencies. It seems that the problem of unavailable containers for shipments will likely continue for a while.
Today the Usd/TL rate was noted at 13.37 TL (13.39 last week) and Euro/TL rate at 14.92 TL levels (15.15 last week).
Turkey’s total exports range at 112.643 mt until 29 Jan. 2022, which was 105.857 mt last year during the same period. Turkey exported 4120 mt of sultana raisins last week, which was 2712 mt during the same week of the previous Season
| Sultana Raisins, Turkey, crop 2021 | |
| Type | USD/kg |
| Type 8, Std. Grade A | 1,50 |
| Type 9, Std. Grade A | 1,60 |
| Type 10, Std.Grade A | 1,75 |
| Type nr .9 Organic, Std. Grade A | 2,20 |
| FOB Izmir | |
| Seedless dried raisins exports on mt basis | ||
| Season | 2021 | 2020 |
| Qty (mt) | 112.643 | 105.857 |
| From the beginning of the season | ||
Source: Trade, etc.