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Dried apricots: no price cuts in sight

March 9, 2021 at 11:20 AM , Der AUDITOR
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MALATYA. Despite the weaker lira, export prices are holding steady. All eyes are currently on the development of the blossoms, as there is a huge fear of night frosts.

Small varieties almost sold off

The Turkish lira continues to be extremely volatile and is experiencing constant ups and downs. Currently, at EUR 1 to TRY 9.16, the value is significantly below last week's, which, according to market players, should have led to lower export prices - but this is not the case. On the contrary, the market is firm and especially the prices for the smaller varieties are tending upwards due to the low availability. Traders report that, for the first time in history, the small varieties such as no 6 are sometimes trading more expensiv

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