Turkey: 200 thousand tons of pistachio harvest is expected
Pistachio Kernel
Turkiye
Published May 9, 2022
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Pistachio, one of the important agricultural products of the Southeastern Anatolia Region, is expected to yield around 200 thousand tons this season. Pistachio, which is more in demand by the farmers of the region due to the high economic return it provides to its producer, is produced in 22 cities of Turkey, primarily Şanlıurfa and Gaziantep.
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Pistachio, which is consumed as a snack and is one of the unchangeable flavors of Turkish cuisine in almost every field from desserts to meals, is in demand in Turkey as well as abroad. A harvest of around 200 thousand tons is expected. Harran University (HRU) Faculty of Agriculture Faculty Member Prof. Dr. Ali Rıza Öztürkmen told Anadolu Agency (AA) that pistachios are produced mostly in the USA, Iran and Turkey, and that it is a strategic product for the country. Stating that pistachio is an important plant of the GAP Region, Öztürkmen said: "Pistachio has not yielded the expected yield for the last two years because it did not receive much rainfall last year, and the micro-connecting rod and bacterial diseases that emerged due to the lack of this precipitation reduced the production a bit. That is the year that the surplus pistachio yielded less, so we say 'no' year. This year is 'there'. "Although there is a surplus in peanut production, all our farmers have such expectations. ...
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