Developments in the Chestnut Market of Turkey
Abstract
Turkey
is one of the main countries both in producing and exporting chestnut in the
world. Objective of this study was to evaluate the structure and developments
in the chestnut market of Turkey since the 1960s. The main data were gathered
from the databases of the Food and Agriculture Organization and the Turkish
Statistical Institute. In 2016, Turkey was the second largest chestnut producer
in the world with a share of 2.97%. Chestnut plantation areas in Turkey have decreased
from 48,000 to 39,000 ha
since 1961. While chestnut production increased
to 90,000 tons in 1988, and decreased to 65,000 t recently. Whereas
the yield per hectare was over 2 t in
1988, which decreased to 1.6 t recently, due to ink disease and canker blight. Most of the
chestnut production is traditionally sold by producers to wholesalers;
therefore, producers cannot compete
with wholesalers due to lack of sufficient and effective cooperation under
farmer organization.
Whereas there isn’t any government intervention to the domestic chestnut
markets in Turkey. It is implemented 43,2% of tariff rate was implemented for
chestnut in importation. Although the net incomes
per ton of the chestnut producers have increased from 1,000 US$ to 3,500 US$
since 2001, total and per capita
chestnut consumption amounts have decreased since the late 1980s. Turkey’s chestnut export fluctuated
between 1,000 t and 12,000 t depending on production and price levels and it
accounted for 4.1% of the global chestnut exportation. In recent years, Turkey
has imported between 20 t and 700 t chestnut totaling of 5,000-700,000 US$ in
value.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Review
Authors
Mehmet Bozoğlu
*
0000-0001-8333-1865
Türkiye
Uğur Başer
0000-0003-4961-2764
Türkiye
Nevra Alhas Eroğlu
0000-0002-1188-8274
Türkiye
Publication Date
February 28, 2019
Submission Date
June 4, 2018
Acceptance Date
August 6, 2018
Published in Issue
Year 2019 Volume: 22 Number: 1
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