Pistachio exports in Turkiye approach 150 million dollars

Published 2024년 10월 8일

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In 2023, Turkey's pistachio exports have seen a significant increase, reaching a value of 151 million 568 thousand dollars and being exported to 96 countries. The January-September period alone saw a 65 percent increase in income from pistachio exports, amounting to 144 million 489 thousand dollars, with Italy being the primary importer. Sanlıurfa, Turkey's leading region in pistachio production, is optimistic about further growth in export figures and aims to further support the economic development and benefit farmers and merchants by advocating for a product-based pricing policy.

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According to information compiled from the Southeastern Anatolia Exporters' Associations, pistachios worth 151 million 568 thousand dollars were exported to 96 countries in 2023. While 87 million 854 thousand dollars of income was obtained from pistachio exports in the January-September period of last year, this figure increased by 65 percent to 144 million 489 thousand dollars in the same period of this year. This year, Turkey, which sells pistachios to 88 countries in the world, has the most exports to Italy. In the January-September period, Turkey sold 33 million 307 thousand dollars worth of pistachios to Italy, followed by Germany with 27 million 484 thousand dollars and the USA with 6 million 338 thousand dollars. "We expect export figures to go even higher" Sanlıurfa Commodity Exchange Assembly President İsa Kızıldemir stated that it is pleasing that export figures are high. Stating that Şanlıurfa, which has the most pistachio trees in Turkey, has taken the lead in ...

Source: Bursahakimiyet