Turkiye exports 80 percent of its total grapefruit production, and the most exported varieties are Star Ruby, Ruby Red, Marsh Seedless and Rio Red. Due to especially extreme temperatures, Tirkiye is struggling to maintain sweetness in its grapefruit. backup if the other large, exporting countries are not able to produce enough grapefruits each year. Turkiye also has a geographic advantage for exports of citrus fruit to Iraq; however, grapefruit exports to Iraq are very small due to a lack of traditional grapefruit consumption there. According to market sources, exports of citrus to geographically distant countries are becoming more