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Apricots: Not even a month left

November 10, 2016 at 2:02 PM , Der AUDITOR
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MALATYA. The farmers’ wish for support from the government is the common thread running through the entire dried fruit market.

Dried apricots from Turkey, however, have little competition from other origins to fear, and traders see no reason why the government should step in to help with subsidies.

 

dried apricots, Turkey

size

USD/mt

EUR/mt

no. 2

3,475

3,126

no. 4

3,400

3,059

no. 6

3,300

2,969

diced, 5x8 mm

2,300

2,069

FOB Mersin

 

Export volume is far from exhausted
Prices for dried apricots are significantly lower than last year, not least due to the good availability. So far, the lower prices do not have much of an impact concerning exports, though, since buyers considered the prices for too high still. In spite of this, there is not much leeway downwards anymore.
The last loadings will be effected at the beginning of December already, since later shipments would fall into the holiday season.

 

export dried apricots in mt

type

2016/17

2015/16

whole

23,206

20,655

industrial

2,189

2,243

diced

2,037

1,913

total

27,431

24,811

01.08.-05.11.16

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apricots, dried, sulphured, no. 2, 5.1 - 2.8

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