Apricots producers

Country-level production data for apricots.

RankCountryProduction (MT)Share %Notes
1Türkiye900,00020Largest global producer and dominant exporter of dried apricots, heavily concentrated in Malatya Province; 2025 spring frosts sharply reduced output from around 750,000 mt in 2024 to about 10,000 mt, creating extreme supply tightness.[4][3][8]
1Turkey750,00018.8
2Uzbekistan675,00015Major Central Asian producer with strong potential for expanded apricot farming and processing, including sun-dried, convective, and freeze-dried products.[4]
2Uzbekistan500,54512.5
3Iran585,00013One of the top global producers of both fresh and dried apricots, with significant regional exports into the Middle East and Eurasia.[4][2]
3Iran315,2407.9
4Tajikistan239,8876
5Italy207,1905.2

Major importers

  • Italy Key EU producer of fresh apricots, supplying intra‑EU trade and high-value retail markets; also imports off-season fruit.[1]
  • Spain Important Mediterranean supplier of fresh apricots into Northern European markets, with production sensitive to late frosts and drought.
  • China Large producer with rising exports, showing one of the highest year‑on‑year growth rates in fresh apricot shipments globally.[1]