6 million 500 thousand tons of potatoes were produced in Nevşehir, Turkey

Published 2024년 12월 11일

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The Cappadocia region in Turkey is expected to store around 2.1 million tons of potatoes in 2024, due to a production of 6.5 million tons across 1.6 million hectares of land, which is double the annual consumption in the country. The surplus, along with challenges such as low prices and potential waste, are causing concerns for the potato industry. Currently, exports are made to several countries, but high customs duties in Azerbaijan are affecting the market. The Chamber of Agriculture is warning of potential waste of around 600 thousand tons and predicts price increases and the need to import potatoes in 2025.

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In 2024, Nevşehir Chamber of Agriculture President Kahraman Kaya said, “There are approximately 2 million 100 thousand tons of potatoes in 1,321 natural cold storages in the Cappadocia region. In 2024, 6 million 500 thousand tons of potatoes were produced in 1 million 600 thousand hectares of land in Turkey. Turkey's annual potato consumption is approximately 5 million tons. There is an excess of 1 million 500 thousand tons of potatoes produced in 2024.” Nevşehir Chamber of Agriculture President Kahraman Kaya said that potato exports are currently being made mainly to Ukraine, Macedonia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Iraq. Stating that industrial potatoes are being shipped to Iraq, Kaya underlined that customs duties are being collected at exorbitant prices especially on potatoes shipped to Azerbaijan. Kahraman Kaya, who said that only 30 thousand tons were exported from the cold storages in the Cappadocia region this season, said, “If the voice of potato producers is not heard, ...

Source: Nevsehirkenthaber