
Aprifood | Turkish Dried Apricots Turkish Dried Apricots ‘ Exports are in line with expectations. Turkiye completed the season with exports of 80,720 tons with around 5,000 tons domestic consumption. This is in line with the pre-season crop estimate of 86,000 tons. We are expecting a 2022 crop of identical size with pipelines primarily empty. The suppliers are in a very similar position to last year's period. Dried Apricots ‘ Harvest is nearly complete. The majority of the crop ( dried apricots ) is size 4 and smaller, the fruit is of lower quality compared to last year, with more blemishes and less sugar (hence smaller sizes and a lower fresh to dry yield). The oversupply of Natural seems to be gone as growers made less due to the low prices last year. A further numbers of organic growers have abandoned their certification and have sulphured their fruit following 2 years with organic prices below conventional prices. Prices for organic dried apricots have not been