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Dried figs: new year brings price increases

January 3, 2023 at 2:36 PM , Der AUDITOR
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AYDIN. As expected, both commodity and export prices have increased noticeably just in time for the turn of the year, and the end is not yet in sight. Meanwhile, exporters are already processing the first Ramadan orders.

Massive price increases

Both commodity and export prices for Turkish dried figs have climbed in recent days, and the upper end does not seem to have been reached yet. Market players expect further price increases due to the significantly higher minimum wage for 2023 and other factors, and buyers should not hope for declines. They describe the first week of January as a "transition week", after which the price increases will probably really begin. Compared to the pre-Christmas period, however, they are already making themselves clearly felt: Dried figs, Lerida, no 2

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