Once the import permit for Antep pistachios was issued, prices and sales fell.

The harvest season for pistachios from Gaziantep, one of the important sources of livelihood, has ended. The pistachio harvest, which was affected by a poor year, agricultural frost, and drought, saw a decrease in sales after the import permit was granted. In Gaziantep, one of Turkey's major pistachio production centers, known as "green gold," the pistachio harvest has been completed. The price of pistachios, which are used in baklava, known for its unique flavor from Gaziantep, and are consumed as nuts, especially the ones called "boz," as well as red inner pistachios used in products like chocolate and lokum, increased by approximately 100 percent. Due to the scarcity of the harvest, after consecutive price increases for pistachios, the Ministry of Trade took action. After the price increase in pistachios, which saw an 80 percent decrease in harvest this year due to agricultural frost and drought, the Ministry of Trade granted a temporary import permit for pistachios. The ...