Bigger fruit, vegetable crops this year in Turkey

Turkey’s 2016 fruit crop is expected to be up 6.4% on last year, to 18.9 million tons, and its vegetable crop up 1.7% to 30.1 million tons, according to figures from the Turkish Statistical Institute.

Among the fruits set for increased volumes relative to 2015 are:

• Apples +12.3%
• Mandarins +12%
• Cherries +11.8%
• Grapes +9.6%
• Apricots +7.4%
• Peaches +3.8%

While fruits where the volume is expected to decrease include:

• Persimmons -0.8%
• Grapefruit -0.7%

source: Turkish Statistical Institute

In terms of vegetables, production is expected to increase in the following subgroups:

• Root and tuberous vegetables +5.9%
• Other vegetables not elsewhere classified +2.6%
• Vegetables cultivated for their fruits +1.2%

Among the particular vegetable types set for higher volumes compared to 2015 are:

• Dry onion +10.5%
• Melon +7.9%
• Peppers for processing +7.7%
• Eggplant +5.3%

The following decreases are also expected:

• Carrots -3.3%
• Watermelon -0.9%