Apricot Wholesale Price — Antalya

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Each line is the daily average price of one variety (midpoint of the low and high price). Hover over the chart to see that day's prices.

Last 30 days

From the bulletins of the 30 days up to 12.09.2026. Records with a different unit are left out.

About the crop

Apricots are a strategic crop in which Turkey leads the world in both fresh and dried fruit; production centred on Malatya is the backbone of the apricot economy.

Growing difficulty: Hard Late spring frosts cause large swings in output from year to year; in 2014 yields fell by 65.7%.

Climate

Prefers fairly cold winters and hot summers, and needs dry air during ripening; in humid, foggy springs shot hole disease appears. Damage occurs at −15°C at bud swell, −10°C at pink bud and −5.6°C at full bloom.

Growing regions

Malatya leads Turkish production (37.8%), followed by Mersin (20.5%), Hatay (7.1%) and Kahramanmaraş (6.7%) (TurkStat, 2022).

Cultivation

Grown in open-field orchards. Antalya is not among the top five producing provinces; there is limited production in high districts such as Korkuteli and Elmalı.

Harvest calendar

Flowers early, after almond, between late February and March; in Malatya harvest begins in July.

Main challenges

• Shot hole disease (Sclerotinia)
• Brown rot, which causes quality losses in a wet June
• Late spring frosts

Storage

Keeps for 1–2 weeks, and 3–4 weeks for some varieties, at −0.5 to 0°C and 90–95% relative humidity; the freezing point is −1.0°C. Susceptible varieties develop chilling injury (gel breakdown, flesh browning) faster at 5°C than at 0°C, so storage at 0°C is recommended.