Turkiye: Turkiye Raisins Update

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This report focuses on Turkiye’s production of sultana raisins, which are a dried, seedless grape variety indigenous to the Aegean region of Turkiye and grown mostly in the regions of Manisa, Izmir, Mersin, and Denizli. In MY 2023/24, Turkish sultana raisin production decreased to 245,000 MT on 77,000 ha, following unexpected rains and subsequent mildew disease. Post expects the effects of the MY 2023/24 mildew disease to continue into the next MY, and production will continue to be below average. In MY 2024/25, sultana raisin production is forecast to be about 265,000 MT.

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