AA-06 Jan 2022

Dried figs, one of Turkey's most important export products, provided a foreign exchange inflow of 263 million 246 thousand dollars in 2021 with an increase of 11 percent compared to the previous year.

According to the data compiled from the Aegean Exporters' Associations, in 2020, Turkey exported 68 thousand 222 tons of dried figs, generating a revenue of 236 million 491 thousand dollars. Turkey increased its exports of dried figs by 5 percent to 71 thousand 719 tons in 2021 compared to the previous year, and increased its income by 11 percent to 263 million 246 thousand dollars. Germany was the country with the most dried figs sold in 2021. Germany, which had sales of 37 million 719 thousand dollars, was followed by France with 36 million dollars and the USA with 35 million dollars.
Aydın Commerce Exchange said that the best quality dried figs in the world are produced in Aydın. He stated that Aydın meets 68 percent of Turkey's dried fig production, and that the demand for this product in the foreign market is increasing year by year. Pointing out that 2021 was a very good year for both the producer and the exporter, he said: "Both the advantages of the pandemic, the well-known reputation of the Aydın fig, and the fact that the consumer accepts the Aydın fig in the world and keeps it in their table, closet and bag are effective. "Previously, it was only sent to European Union countries and the USA, but now countries such as China, Thailand, Indonesia, Russia and Africa also buy figs from Turkey. Our goal is to double these figures."