Global pistachio production hits new records in 2020/21

Published 2021년 2월 28일

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's report highlights a significant increase in global pistachio production for the 2020/21 marketing year, with a 40% surge to a record 985,000 metric tons. The U.S. remains the leading producer, expected to produce 476,000 metric tons, followed by Turkey and Iran. Turkish production is set to nearly triple to 250,000 tons, while domestic consumption will reach 211,000 tons. Iran's production is forecast at 190,000 tons, with most of the harvest consumed domestically. Syria and the European Union are projected to produce 50,000 and 18,000 tons, respectively. China is the world's largest importer of pistachios, accounting for 35.5% of total global imports, with the majority coming from Iran and the U.S.

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Pistachio producers around the globe have many reasons to rejoice during marketing year 2020/21. In February, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service released its Tree Nuts: World Markets and Trade report, detailing the surge in global pistachio production. In 2020/21, production exploded by 40%, hitting a record 985,000 metric tons of in-shell pistachios. The U.S. continues to lead the world in pistachio production and is forecast to reach 476,000 metric tons in 2020/21. This is attributable to it currently being the on-year of the alternate-bearing crop cycle alongside an increase in bearing acreage. During 2018/19, the previous comparable marketing year, U.S. production was 447,696 tons. This represents an increase of 28,302 tons for the current marketing year. Turkey is the second-largest global producer by volume and is set to produce 250,000 tons of pistachios in 2020/21, nearly tripling output. Good conditions in southeastern Turkey, where most ...

Source: Producereport