Turkiye: Peanut harvest has begun in Osmaniye

The peanut harvest has begun in Osmaniye, where 90 percent of Turkey's peanut cultivation, processing and marketing is carried out. The peanut harvest, which has a geographical indication and is registered with the European Union (EU), has begun in Osmaniye. Governor Erdinç Yılmaz harvested peanuts at the harvest event organized by the Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry in the town of Cevdetiye. Governor Yılmaz, Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry Erdem Kolabaş, village headmen and producers attended the harvest. Osmaniye Governor Erdinç Yılmaz, who said that they expect 47 thousand tons of production in an area of approximately 100 thousand acres, said, "90 percent of the peanuts produced in Turkey are processed in our Osmaniye, in other words, we can say that they are the capital of peanuts. We are second in production after Adana, but the market, the processing center is Osmaniye. Approximately 3,500 families work in the Osmaniye peanut sector in 350 ...