In dried fig export markets, where Turkey is the world leader in production and export, the share of the European Union is decreasing, while the share of the American continent and Far Eastern countries is increasing.
While the share of the European Union in our dried fig exports decreased from 52 percent to 39 percent in the last 10 years, the share of the American continent increased from 17 percent to 28 percent. In the same period, the share of Far Eastern countries in our dried fig exports increased from 12 percent to 15 percent.
The export development of dried figs in distant markets, While our exports to India were 11 tons in 2014, they increased to 341 tons by the end of 2023. During the same period, our dried fig exports to Canada increased from 701 tons to 2,476 tons, to South Korea from 286 tons to 828 tons, to China from 2,070 tons to 4,946 tons, and to the USA from 7,817 tons to 14,458 tons.
Turkey exported 60,655 tons of dried figs in the dried fig season that started on October 6, 2023, earning 277 million dollars in foreign exchange. Dried fig exports had been 66,977 tons, equivalent to 238 million dollars, in the same period of the 2022/23 season. Despite a 9.6 percent decrease in dried fig exports in terms of quantity, it managed to increase its export revenue thanks to a 28 percent increase in the average export price.
The top three countries in dried fig exports were the United States with 56 million dollars, France with 32.4 million dollars, and Germany with 30.5 million dollars.
