Apricots Price Trend and Forecast 2026-2027

The US paid the most for apricots in Q2 2026: USD 3,884/MT, up 3.0% from USD 3,771 in Q1. The tight California harvest volumes didn't help. Worldwide, the average moved up 3.0%, to USD 3,072/MT from USD 2,982, largely because the dried-apricot demand out of Europe kept climbing on top of a middling Turkish harvest. What about H2 2026? We'd expect a global average somewhere in the USD 2,955-3,175/MT range, with the steady dried-fruit demand doing most of the work overall.

Turkey grows and dries the large majority of the world's traded apricots, its Malatya region alone accounting for a huge share of global dried-apricot output, while Uzbekistan has built up a fast-growing export trade of its own over the past decade. Spain and the US, by contrast, sell mostly into fresh and canned markets rather than dried. Three things move the price more than anything else: the Turkish harvest size and quality, the European and North American dried-fruit demand, and how the weather affects the relatively short apricot growing season across the Northern Hemisphere.

The distinction between the dried and fresh markets matters more here than in most fruit categories. Turkey's dried apricots travel well and store for long periods, which lets that trade operate more like a conventional commodity market with forward contracts and inventory carried across seasons. Fresh apricots, the kind Spain and the US mostly sell, have a narrow harvest window and limited shelf life, so pricing there tends to react faster and more sharply to any single week's weather or logistics disruption. That difference shapes how each market participant approaches risk management too.

That difference shows up clearly in how each of the four markets we track has behaved recently. Turkey and Uzbekistan, both dried-fruit exporters, have moved in a fairly orderly, gradual way, while Spain and the US, both fresh-market sellers, tend to show sharper swings tied to their shorter domestic seasons. Buyers who track both segments closely tend to develop separate purchasing strategies for dried and fresh apricots rather than treating the category as a single, uniform market.

Apricots Price Forecast for 2026

Supply should stay a bit tighter than usual through H2 2026, with the Turkey's harvest coming in only middling this year after a cooler spring affected the fruit set in some growing districts. Uzbekistan's export volumes kept building through H1, partially offsetting that tightness. Spain and the US, both fresh-and-canned markets rather than dried, felt less of the pinch.

The dried-apricot market in particular is one to watch into the back half of the year. European demand has stayed remarkably consistent, and any further shortfall in Turkish output would likely show up as a fairly direct price response given how little slack exists elsewhere in the supply chain.

Buyers relying on the dried-apricot trade specifically should keep in mind that Turkey and Uzbekistan together account for the overwhelming majority of what moves internationally, so a shortfall in either country has few alternative sources to fall back on. Spain and the US, both fresh-market sellers, offer little practical substitute for the dried trade, since their harvests are smaller and mostly consumed domestically or regionally rather than processed and exported at scale.

What could push prices higher? A weaker-than-expected Turkish harvest, or a colder spring hitting the fruit set again across the growing districts. What could pull them lower? A stronger Turkish or Uzbek crop than currently expected.

For the Quarter Ending June 2026

Apricots Prices Q2 2026:

• Turkey: USD 2,840/MT
• Uzbekistan: USD 2,145/MT
• Spain: USD 3,421/MT
• United States: USD 3,884/MT

Apricots Prices in Turkey

Turkey's apricot growers saw a middling harvest come in this quarter, and the gain came to 3.0%, USD 2,757/MT to USD 2,840. Exporters described the crop as workable but well below a strong year's volume.

Why did the price of Apricots change in Q2 2026 in Turkey?

The harvest came in only middling after a cooler spring affected the fruit set, and the dried-apricot demand out of Europe stayed firm regardless.

Apricots Prices in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan climbed 3.0% to USD 2,145/MT, the growing export volumes keeping it the most affordable market even as the demand firmed.

Why did the price of Apricots change in Q2 2026 in Uzbekistan?

The export volumes kept building, which is exactly why Uzbekistan stayed the cheapest of the four markets even as the demand ticked up.

Apricots Prices in Spain

USD 3,421/MT. That's where Spain landed in Q2, up 3.0% from USD 3,321 in Q1. The fresh-market demand held firm through the short domestic season.

Why did the price of Apricots change in Q2 2026 in Spain?

The fresh-market demand held firm through Spain's short apricot season, and that's really the whole story here.

Apricots Prices in United States

The US climbed 3.0% to USD 3,884/MT, the tight California harvest volumes continuing to support the steepest premium of the four.

Why did the price of Apricots change in Q2 2026 in United States?

California's harvest came in tight again, and that scarcity is what's keeping the US prices well above everyone else.

For the Quarter Ending March 2026

Apricots Prices Q1 2026:

• Turkey: USD 2,757/MT
• Uzbekistan: USD 2,083/MT
• Spain: USD 3,321/MT
• United States: USD 3,771/MT

Apricots Prices in Turkey

Turkey gained 3.0% to USD 2,757/MT, the early harvest signals pointing to a middling crop as the season opened.

Why did the price of Apricots change in Q1 2026 in Turkey?

The early signals pointed to a middling crop as the season opened, and the dried-apricot demand firmed right alongside that uncertainty.

Apricots Prices in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan rose 3.0% to USD 2,083/MT, the export demand firming with the new season.

Why did the price of Apricots change in Q1 2026 in Uzbekistan?

The export demand firmed with the new season, tracking the European dried-fruit buying closely.

Apricots Prices in Spain

Spanish apricots climbed 3.0% to USD 3,321/MT, the fresh-market demand building through the quarter.

Why did the price of Apricots change in Q1 2026 in Spain?

The fresh-market demand built through the quarter as the domestic season approached.

Apricots Prices in United States

US apricots rose 3.0% to USD 3,771/MT, the tight California volumes firming further through the quarter.

Why did the price of Apricots change in Q1 2026 in United States?

The California volumes stayed tight, and that scarcity kept pushing the premium wider through the quarter.

Quarterly Apricots Price Trends

The global average climbed steadily across the window, from USD 2,650/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 3,072 by Q2 2026, a net gain of about 15.9%. That's a sharper climb than most agricultural commodities post over the same stretch, and a run of middling Turkish harvests, paired with the steady European dried-fruit demand, explains most of it. Every single quarter posted the same steady 3.0% gain, an unusually consistent pace for an agricultural commodity this sensitive to weather.

What was Apricots Price in 2025?

2025 was a firming year for apricots, driven mostly by the dried-fruit demand out of Europe running ahead of Turkish supply. Starting near USD 2,650/MT in Q1, the global average finished 2025 at USD 2,896, a gain of about 9.3%. Every region we track posted a similar gain, as the harvest tightness rippled through fresh, dried, and canned markets alike in a fairly uniform way. None of the four regions we track broke meaningfully from that broader pattern at any point during the year.

Apricots Prices in Turkey in 2025

Turkish prices moved from about USD 2,450/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 2,677 by Q4, up roughly 9.3%. The dried-apricot demand out of Europe stayed firm all year against a middling harvest.

Apricots Prices in Uzbekistan in 2025

Uzbek prices climbed from USD 1,850/MT in Q1 to USD 2,022 by Q4, a 9.3% gain, as the export volumes kept building, though it stayed the most affordable of the four markets throughout.

Apricots Prices in Spain in 2025

Spanish prices rose from USD 2,950/MT in Q1 to USD 3,224 by Q4, up 9.3%, as the fresh-market demand held firm through the domestic season.

Apricots Prices in United States in 2025

US prices moved from USD 3,350/MT in Q1 to USD 3,661 by Q4, a 9.3% gain, the highest absolute price throughout the four markets on the tight California harvest volumes.

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We keep a continuous eye on the apricot prices wherever they're grown or consumed at scale, tracing causation through the Turkish harvest size and quality, the European and North American dried-fruit demand, and the weather that shapes the growing season each year. Our analysts track both the dried and fresh markets separately given how differently they behave, and we revisit all four regions covered here every month. Need pricing data, bespoke market analysis, or procurement advisory? Reach out to our team. We also flag any material shift in the Turkish harvest outlook as soon as new information becomes available.