Dried fruit

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Turkey exported 65,620 tons of dried apricots, produced in the eastern Malatya province, to 105 countries in the last eight months.

A $216 million revenue was generated from the exports of dried apricots which will contribute to both the country's economy and producers, said Ramazan Özcan, the head of the Malatya Commodity Exchange.

A woman entrepreneur's endeavor, initially launched on social media, has grown into a business that creates jobs for up to 30 women.

Yasemin Korkut, living in the western province of İzmir, started to sell dried figs, grown in her father's garden, on social media outlets. As demand grew, she decided to enlarge the venture by adding more products.

Bulgarian fruit and vegetable producers have the privilege to be part of one of the largest and most solvent markets in the world - this of the EU. For already twelve years, however, they have failed to take advantage of this chance, and exports of the sector remain high bar for most. And namely sales abroad is the only way to growth, against the backdrop of a small and saturated local market.

Four Greek companies will participate in the 84th International Green Week Berlin food and drink fair that opens in the German capital on Friday and concludes on January 27: They are Armakadi, Bioagros SA, Goji Spirit and Tsakalakis Cretan Products and will participate in the Greek stand put together by KLNi Promotion, a member of the German-Greek Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Turkey’s organic food exports rose 17 percent year-on-year in 2017, according to Aegean Dried Fruit and Products Exporters’ Association (EKMİD) head Birol Celep.

Leading figures in the world of healthy snack foods came together in Antalya at the 34th World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress on May 22-24. Around 1,000 food professionals from 61 countries, including Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent and Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya, discussed the indispensable role of nut products and dried fruits in healthier diets across the world. 

Only a single, sun-dried fig or apricot makes you feel like you've just popped a full basket of fruit in your mouth. In the cold of mid-winter, this is the best way to remember the sun-kissed days of summer.