Türkiye's peach and nectarine exports broke a record

According to the statement made by the Aegean Exporters' Association, while Turkey exported 82 thousand 375 tons of these products in the first 8 months of last year, the amount reached 184 thousand 356 tons with an increase of 124 percent in the same period of this year.

Foreign exchange earnings, which were 146.7 million dollars last year, increased by 134 percent to 343.4 million dollars.

During this period, 154.2 million dollars of income was obtained from peach exports and 189.2 million dollars from nectarine exports.

The highest export of peaches was to Iraq with 72 million dollars. Russia ranked first in nectarine with 97 million dollars.

Cengiz Balık, President of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association, whose views were included in the statement, stated that peaches were exported to 60 countries and nectarines were exported to 58 countries in the January-August period.

Stating that peach and nectarine production was negatively affected by cold weather conditions last year, Balık said, "We are having a good season in 2026. We have produced over 1 million tons of harvest. We entered the season with an export target of 250 million dollars. We have already exceeded our target. We predict that we will close the season with exports of over 400 million dollars." he said.

He added that the export prices of fish, peaches and nectarines increased by 4 percent in dollar terms, which was pleasing.