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Turkish Dried Figs: Export Date of Dried Figs Has Been Determined

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The export journey of dried figs produced in Aydın, where the world’s best quality figs are grown, will begin on Friday, October 7, 2022. Turkey has set an export target of 70 thousand tons of dried figs in the 2022-23 season.

While the European Union (EU) countries are the main trading partners in dried fig exports, which make a significant contribution to the country’s economy every year, dried fig exporters met at the Aegean Exporters’ Association to determine the date of the first ship in dried figs. The first export date of dried figs, which Turkey is the world leader in production and exports, has been determined as 7 October 2022, with an average annual foreign exchange yield of 250 million dollars. This date will be finalized with the approval of the Turkish Exporters Assembly and the approval of the Ministry of Commerce.

Mehmet Ali Işık, Chairman of the Board of the Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters Association, stated that care should be taken in the collection, transportation and processing of the products in order to protect the image of dried figs in the world and to prevent formations that reduce quality such as aflatoxin and ochratoxin.

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“We believe that if we pay attention to these issues, we will have a successful season. Our target for the 2022-2023 season is to export 70 thousand tons. We will work to double our dried fig consumption, which is 5-6 thousand tons per year in the domestic market, as well. We recommend 2 dried figs per day for everyone. ”

While the harvest season was still in progress in Aydın, Tariş Fig Union announced the purchase prices of dried figs for the 2022-2023 business year. While the figures are determined by the quality of dried figs, this year’s purchase prices vary between 8 TL and 70 TL per kilogram. The average price was determined as 54 TL. The announced prices did not satisfy the producers. Producers, who had a difficult year due to high input costs, stated that they were overwhelmed by inflation after the announced prices.

Dried figs exports on mt basis according to Aegean Exporters’ Associations data
Season 06.10.2021-03.09.2022 (tonnes-avg.price) 30.09.2020-03.09.2021 (tonnes-avg.price)
Qty (mt) 37.043 tonnes – 4,55 usd 39.368 – 4,35 usd
Since the beginning of the season