Turkey: It almost rained dollars from the pine trees

Published 2022년 6월 27일

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Turkey has experienced a boom in pine nut exports, with a 68% increase over the past five years, reaching $42 million in 2021. The country aims to hit $50 million in exports for 2022. However, production has been hampered by insect problems and climate change, leading to a decrease in yield. Turkey, Italy, Spain, and Portugal are among the leading pine nut producers in the Mediterranean, with China being the world's largest producer. The main consumers of pine nuts are Germany, China, the USA, Russia, and Italy.

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This season has been a golden year for pine nuts, which have lost yield due to insect problems and climate change that have not been resolved for the last 10 years. It was stated that the export of pine nuts, which decreased to 25 million dollars in 2017, increased by 68% in the last 5 years, and the export figure reached 42 million dollars in 2021, and the target for 2022 was 50 million dollars. Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters' Association President Mehmet Ali Işık stated that the export of pine nuts increased by 68 percent in the last 5 years and reached 42 million dollars in 2021, "In 2021, we exported pine nuts to 34 countries, especially Italy with 29 million dollars. Germany increased our exports by 72 percent. "We are in the second place with 9 million dollars, and the United Arab Emirates is in the third place with 2 million dollars with an increase of 458 percent. We mainly export to EU countries. Recently, the Middle East countries are among our emerging ...

Source: Yenihaberden