An increase of 22.1 percent is expected in chickpea production in Turkey

Published 2022년 8월 22일

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Turkey's chickpea production is projected to increase by 22.1% to 580 thousand tons in 2022, up from 475 thousand tons in the previous year, with most of the production concentrated in Central Anatolia. The country's average chickpea yield over the past five years has been 116 kilograms per decare, with the majority of the production being for domestic consumption, which was 509 thousand tons in the 2020/2021 marketing year. Turkey's largest chickpea exports were to Iran, Pakistan, and Syria, but in the first half of this year, Iraq was the top recipient. Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Vahit Kirişci stressed the importance of self-sufficiency in agriculture and highlighted that Turkey is the gene center of legumes, particularly chickpeas.

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Chickpea is preferred by farmers because it is not difficult to grow and can be planted in arid areas in Anatolia. Chickpeas, which can also be consumed green without the seeds drying out, decorate the tables in dried form as a meal, especially in winter. In the 2020/2021 marketing year of chickpea, the domestic usage amount was 509 thousand tons, the per capita consumption was 5.1 kilograms and the qualification rate was 122.3 percent. Production is expected to exceed 580,000 tons. While the average chickpea production for the last 5 years reached 567 thousand tons in the country, the average yield was calculated at the level of 116 kilograms per decare. Within the scope of the estimation of the Turkish Statistical Institute, it is predicted that the chickpea production in 2022 will be at the level of 580 thousand tons, with an increase of 22.1 percent compared to the previous year. Last year, 475 thousand tons of chickpea production was realized. Most of the production is in ...

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