In Turkey, bıttım is consumed and exported to Arab countries and the US

Peanut vaccines were made by pruning the pine trees in the village of Çubuklı, in the Tillo district of Siirt. As peanuts are obtained from the bittim trees due to the vaccinations made, the bittim production has decreased to almost non-existence. Investigative journalist and writer Ayhan Mergen vineyard stated that as orchard owners turn to pistachio trees, the number of hazelnut trees decreases and therefore the prices will double. Mergen said, “In the past years, when peanut cultivation was low, it is possible to talk about thousands of finished trees. However, in the last 50-60 years, the peanut production has decreased due to the fact that our citizens have turned to peanuts by making peanut grafts on peanut trees and turning them into peanuts. Therefore, when the number of finished trees decreased, the production became unable to meet the consumption. And with each passing year, the price of gold rises to the point that it almost competes with gold prices. The new crop is ...