The United States is by far the largest producer of dried fruits, raisins and prunes being the most important tonnage-wise, with figs, apples, apricots, peaches and pears following in order of tonnage produced Other countries with a substantial export trade in dried fruits are Greece(producing 90 percent of the world's currant supply), Iran, Turkey, Portugal,raq, Algeria, Australia, Argentina, Egyptand South Africa. Ofthe above, the Middle East countries are particularly in the drying of figs and dates