Price: €11.00
Member Price: €0.00

Sultanas: price adjustments to be expected

July 18, 2023 at 2:51 PM , Der AUDITOR
Play report as audio

MANISA. Inflation, rising prices for fuel as well as possible crop damage and quality losses are causing problems for the Turkish sultana market even before the start of the new harvest.

Uncertainty weakens the market

Daytime temperatures in Turkey have been between 45°C and 49°C for a good week and are likely to remain at this level for a while. There are still no final reports on the expected crop damage, but there are reports that the plants are also suffering from disease. If there were to be rainfall during the drying period, the quality of the sultanas would suffer massively.

But it's not just the weather that's heating up in Turkey. A few days ago, an increase in the special consumption tax was announced, raising the price of

View related articles

Go to the News Overview
Dried Fruit
Jul 1, 2025
AYDIN. Temperatures of up to 40°C prevail in Aydin. The market remains calm and the focus is on the development of the coming crop.
Dried Fruit
Jul 1, 2025
MANISA. It will remain hot in Manisa this week. In the Sarıgöl region, the table grape harvest will begin in July. Trading activity remains modest.
Dried Fruit
Jul 1, 2025
MALATYA. Much to the displeasure of buyers, some Turkish apricot exporters have increased the prices in their existing contracts. These had been concluded before the massive frost damage. Temperatures in Malatya are expected to cool down slightly in the coming days.
Dried Fruit
Jun 24, 2025
MALATYA. Turkey’s fresh apricot production has taken a 65% hit this year. Producers are in a dangerous economical position. Climate change spells disaster for Malatya’s crop. The war in Iran will further drain supplies for dried apricots.