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Turkey is the most important dried fruit exporter in the world and has approximately a 15% share of total world dried fruit export.

2008 2009 2010

TONS 1000$ TONS 1000$ TONS 1000$

Sultanas&Raisins 198.854 348.688 264.242 404.013 212.168 416.257

Seed Bearing Raisins 379 813 2.428 3.384 414 1.157

Dried Apricots 98.178 313.496 101.244 278.880 92.687 350.597

Dried Figs 33.123 162.908 38.806 150.881 44.617 157.882

Prunes 589 1.406 617 927 559 776

Dried Apple 2.030 4.618 2.018 3.360 3.002 4.792

Other Dried Fruits 1.225 4.607 1.695 5.231 1.585 5.632

TOTAL 334.378 836.536 411.050 846.676 355.032 937.093

RAISINS (Sultanas)

Turkey has 1.200 different types of grapes and has been one of the five major producers in the world.

Seedless “Yuvarlak and Sultani” are the main varieties used for raisins which are grown especially in the Aegean Region of Turkey.

The original name of the famous seedless Turkish raisins “Sultana” comes from the fact that they were served to Ottoman Sultans.

The annual raisin production of Turkey is 260 thousand tons on an average

SEASONS TONS

2005/2006 220.000

2006/2007 274.000

2007/2008 244.000

2008/2009 310.000

2009/2010 280.000

2010/2011 263.000

2011/2012 (est.)

270.000

Source: Turkish Stats Institution - 2010

Production

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Top 10 Countries for Turkish Sultanas Export

Export

COUNTRIES 1000 US$ UK 112.972 Germany 72.375 The Netherlands 54.760 Italy 33.866 France 29.898 Belgium 19.972 Australia 17.078 Canada 9.205 New Zeland 8.822Ireland 8.668OTHERS 48.640TOTAL 416.257

DRIED APRICOTS

Turkey is the major producer for both fresh and dried apricots with approximately 500 thousand tons of fresh and more than 100 thousand tons of dried apricot production in 2010.

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More than 20% of the fresh apricot production

and 80% of dried apricot production

is met by Turkey

In Turkey, Central Eastern Anatolia is the most fertile region for apricot

cultivation.

City of Malatya itself has a 25% share in total production

and at least a 90-95% share of dried apricot export.

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The annual dried apricot production of Turkey is approximately 100 thousand tons on an average

SEASONS TONS

2004/2005 80.500

2005/2006 139.000

2006/2007 90.000

2007/2008 79.000

2008/2009 103.000

2009/2010 101.000

2010/2011 93.000

Source: Turkish Stats Institution - 2010

Production

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COUNTRIES 1000 US$

U.S.A. 57.466 Russian Fed. 43.192 Germany 35.180 France 29.558 U.K. 28.311 Australia 19.876 Brazil 12.041 The Netherlands 10.376 Poland 7.982Spain 7.649OTHERS

98.967TOTAL 350.597

Top 10 Countries for Dried Apricots Export

Export

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Source: Turkish Stats Institution - 2010

DRIED FIGS

The annual Fig production of Turkey may vary between 45-60 thousand tons depending on the climate conditions.

Turkey ranks first in the world for both fresh and dried figs production.

Turkey has a 25% share of the world fresh fig production and realizes over half of the world’s dried fig production.

Production

SEASONS TONS

2004/2005 55.631

2005/2006 56.327

2006/2007 60.393

2007/2008 48.012

2008/2009 45.186

2009/2010 56.590

Source: Turkish Stats Institution - 2010

Drying varieties are cultivated in Agean Region.

The most important variety is “Sarılop” which is cultivated in Aydın, around Big Menderes and Small Menderes river basinswhere are the fertile fields.

Sarılop has been officially registeredby Turkish Patent Institution.

COUNTRIES 1000 US$ France 28.926 Germany 27.911 Italy 14.342 Switzerland 8.139 Russian Fed. 7.690 U.S.A. 5.267 The Netherlands 5.081 Israel 4.658 Spain 4.291 Australia 3.311OTHERS 48.266 TOTAL 157.882

Top 10 Countries for Dried Figs Export

Export

Izmir, located on the Aegean Region, is the main export area for Turkish dried fruits,İn which largest dried fruit companies in Turkeyhave been established.

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