Pistachios were exported from Turkey to 96 countries in 2023. While $151 million 568 thousand of income was obtained from exports, the country with the most sales was Germany. Pistachios are grown mostly in Sanliurfa and Gaziantep.
According to the information compiled from the South-eastern Anatolia Exporters’ Association data, $179 million 695 thousand worth of pistachios were exported in 2022.
Last year, 10 thousand 390 tons of pistachios were exported to 96 countries, including Germany, Italy, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, China, Tajikistan, England, Albania, Qatar, India, Turkmenistan, Switzerland, Spain, Poland, Malta, Ghana, Japan, Cuba and Romania. An income of $151 million 568 thousand was obtained from its exports.
Germany is one of the countries to which Turkey exports the most pistachios. Turkey exported $36 million 9 thousand worth of pistachios to Germany last year. Germany was followed by Italy with $22 million 460 thousand and Iraq with $12 million 628 thousand.
Sanliurfa Commodity Exchange Assembly President Isa Kizildemir said that pistachios are a strategic product. Explaining that pistachios, which are an important agricultural product for the farmers of the Southeast, especially Sanliurfa and Gaziantep, are a source of income for its producers, industrialists and exporters due to its high economic return, Kizildemir said:
“Since pistachio is a profitable agricultural product, our producers have started to give more importance to this plant in recent years. Many farmers have installed irrigation systems in their pistachio gardens and are producing in the light of scientific studies. Due to its economic return, the number of pistachio trees in Sanliurfa increases every year. When seasonal conditions are good, the amount of product our farmers buy increases. 2024 will be the ‘year of prosperity’ for pistachios. Hopefully, we believe that the high yield we will get from here will increase our export figures even further.”
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