Turkey's revenue in pistachio exports increased 136% in the first half of the year

Published 2021년 7월 16일

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From January to June of this year, Turkey experienced a significant increase in pistachio exports, with a 136 percent rise compared to the same period in the previous year, totaling $85.43 million. In 2020, pistachio exports amounted to $90.47 million, and in the first half of last year, exports brought in $36.19 million. The exports were made to 105 countries, with Italy, Germany, and Israel being the top buyers. The increase in exports is attributed to a bountiful pistachio season in Şanlıurfa, the city with the highest pistachio production in Turkey. The president of the Şanlıurfa Commodity Exchange Assembly, İsa Kızıldemir, is optimistic that the export figures will continue to rise due to the high quality and abundance of Turkey's pistachio crop.

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The amount of pistachio exports from Turkey in the January-June period of this year increased by approximately 136 percent compared to the same period of the previous year and reached 85 million 433 thousand dollars. According to the information compiled by AA correspondent from the Southeastern Anatolian Exporters' Association (GAİB), 90 million 471 thousand dollars of pistachio exports were made in 2020. In the January-June period of last year, 36 million 186 thousand dollars were obtained from the sale of pistachios, while exports to 105 countries in the same period of this year increased by 136 percent and 85 million 433 thousand dollars were obtained. In the first quarter of the year, 8,319 tons of pistachios were exported to 105 countries including Canada, Portugal, Morocco, Japan, India, Malaysia, Maldives, Cuba and Russia. Italy is one of the countries that Turkey exports the most pistachios to. Turkey sold 22 million 556 thousand dollars of pistachios to Italy in the ...

Source: Sondakika