Turkey is making a name for itself in the production of dried pulses

Published 2022년 2월 10일

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The Turkish Statistical Institute reports that Turkey's pulses production reached 1.57 million tons in 2021, an increase from 1.23 million tons in 2020. Chickpea was the largest contributor, followed by beans, red lentils, and broad beans. Turkey is the world's second-largest chickpea producer and fourth-largest lentil producer. The country's chickpea yield increased from 98 kilograms to 123 kilograms per decare from 2002 to 2020. Lentil production increased due to support applications and projects, and dry bean production hit a record high of 305 thousand tons in 2020.

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According to the information compiled by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) for the World Pulses Day, while the total pulses production of Turkey was 1 million 164 thousand tons in 2017, it was 1 million 225 thousand tons in 2018, 1 million 230 thousand tons in 2019 and 1 million 230 thousand tons in 2019. It was 1 million 297 thousand tons in 2020. While the total pulses production was 1 million 57 thousand tons last year, chickpea made up the biggest share with 475 thousand tons. Chickpea, beans with 305 thousand tons, red lentils with 228 thousand tons, broad beans with 7 thousand 49 tons, peas with 1805 tons, mulberry with 1356 tons, vetch with 1336 tons, cowpea with 1281 thousand tons, green lentils with 35 thousand tons and Fenugreek followed with 816 tons. Turkey is the second in the world in chickpea production According to the information received from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Turkey ranks 4th in chickpea cultivation area in the world, 2nd after ...

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