Turkey: America’s Chandler walnut rivals Maraş-18 walnut

Published 2024년 10월 8일

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The harvest season for the 'Maraş-18' walnut, a variety that rivals the 'Chandler' walnut of America, has commenced in Turkey's Kahramanmaraş province. The expected yield is 20 thousand tons from 10 thousand tons already harvested. The walnuts are grown in the Çağlayancerit, Pazarcık, Elbistan, Ekinözü, and Dulkadiroğlu districts, covering about 50 thousand acres of land. They are exported to countries such as Iran, Iraq, Russia, and Saudi Arabia. Farmers who have adopted modern production techniques are using walnut crushing and peeling machines for efficient harvesting. The walnuts are also processed into products like sausages and amulets for consumption during the winter.

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The harvest season has begun for the 'Maraş-18' walnut, which rivals America's 'Chandler' walnut. 10 thousand tons of the walnut, of which a yield of 20 thousand tons is expected, is being exported. Kahramanmaraş, which ranks 27th in Turkey's agricultural production, has a distinctly agricultural diversity in the province where the land elevation ranges from 350 meters to 3 thousand meters. Walnuts, which are produced in the Çağlayancerit district of Kahramanmaraş as well as in the Pazarcık, Elbistan, Ekinözü and Dulkadiroğlu districts, have become one of the most important sources of income in the region. The harvest season has begun for walnuts, and a yield of 20 thousand tons is expected this year. Walnuts, of which 10 thousand tons are exported, are produced on an average of 50 thousand acres of land in the province. Maraş-18 walnuts, which have an average yield of 20 thousand tons per year and are rivals of America's 'Chandler' walnuts, are exported to Iran, Iraq, Russia and ...

Source: Iha