Despite the 5 percent decrease in dried fig exports on quantity basis, the 21 percent increase in value was possible thanks to the 27 percent increase in the average export price of dried figs in dollar terms.
Providing the information that Turkey had a successful export season in dried figs, which are included in the World Health Organization's list of healthy foods, Aegean Exporters' Associations Sustainability and Organic Products Coordinator Mehmet Ali Işık, President of the Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters' Association, said that the world production and exports of dried figs are He underlined that Turkey, which realized 58 percent of the export alone, exported 101 thousand 47 tons of dried figs to 343 countries and customs areas and generated 216 million dollars of foreign exchange income.
We made the USA love Turkish figs with the TURQUALITY Project
The TURQUALITY Project named 'Turkish Tastes', carried out by 6 food associations within the Aegean Exporters' Association to increase the demand for Turkish food products in the United States, increased the demand for Turkish dried figs.
Stating that dried fig exports to the USA were at the level of 2019 million dollars in the first half of 18,9, when the TURQUALITY Project started, President Işık said, “In the 5-year period, our dried fig exports to the USA reached an increase rate of 98 percent and reached 37,4 million dollars.” "It rose to the dollar," he said.
Reminding that Turkey's dried fig exports were 2019 million dollars in 235, Işık said, “Although we increased our exports by 2019 percent in 2023 compared to 15, we increased our dried fig exports to the USA by 47 percent. The contributions of our TURQUALITY Project are very valuable in this success. While the USA was our third largest export market in dried fig exports 5 years ago, today it has become our leading export market by far. "The USA, which received an 2018 percent share of our dried fig exports in the 19/11 season, now has a 17,4 percent share of our dried fig exports this season," he said.
OUR DRIED FIGS ARE VERY LOVED IN NORTH AMERICA
Our dried figs have achieved great success in exporting to Canada and Mexico, as well as the USA, in North America in the last 5 years. While we exported 2019 million dollars of dried figs to Canada in 8,3, our exports in 2023 reached 45 million dollars with an increase of 12 percent. Our dried fig exports to Mexico, which was 2019 million dollars in 3,2, increased by 5 percent to 25 million dollars at the end of 4 years.
