Türkiye's pistachio production is off, output drops to 160,000 tons

The 2023/24 production season is a small year for Turkish pistachios, with output expected to be 160,000 tons. According to data from the Turkish Bureau of Statistics (TurkStat), there are currently 58 million pistachio trees bearing fruit in Turkey, an increase of nearly 5% from last year. There are also About 25 million pistachio trees have yet to bear fruit, an increase of about 7% from a year ago. Sanliurfa and Gaziantep are the main pistachio-producing areas in Turkey, accounting for 80% of the total output. In February 2023, several relatively strong earthquakes occurred in these two provinces. However, Turkish government data shows that the earthquake’s impact on the region The impact on pistachio production was minimal. Benefitting from improved rainfall conditions in the spring of 2023, pistachio irrigation conditions were good. However, two major floods occurred in Sanliurfa in March, which adversely affected some pistachio trees. Frosts occurred in Sanliurfa on several ...