Hazelnut Production Up 40 Percent Over Previous Year
Total hazelnut production is up 40 percent over the previous year to 1 million tons, reported USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service in its November 2008 Market News: Tree Nuts Annual Summary. Turkey anticipates a record-breaking crop.
|
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
|
Total hazelnut production is up 40 percent over the previous year to 1 million tons, reported USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service in its November 2008 Market News: Tree Nuts Annual Summary. Turkey anticipates a record-breaking crop.
In Turkey production is raised 42 percent from last year to a record 780,000 tons. However, a dry summer adversely affected nut quality. The total land area registered to the CKS system (farmer's registry system) is 522,000 hectares. The average size is 2 hectares. Traders reported 700-750 hazelnuts present in 1 kg, which signals a quality issue (small nut size). As of September 15, 2008, the Turkish Grain Board (TMO) procured 18,464 tons of hazelnuts. TMO had delayed releasing too many stocks for fear of driving down the market price and angering producers. For the first time, TMO is using a graduated price system for different months. Export estimates are boosted 22 percent from last year to 500,000 tons due to high yield and lower prices.
The Oregon field office of USDA/National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Objective Yield Survey reported an under developed crop, due to cooler than normal weather during the summer. The percentage of good nuts analyzed is higher than last year. However, the number of nuts picked per tree was low. The average dry weight per good nut sampled was 3.03 grams compared with 3.09 grams last year. Production is dropped 8 percent from last year to 30,800 tons due to adverse weather and cyclical production swings. Exports are unchanged from the previous year at 33,400 tons, with exports mainly going to Asia, the Middle East, and the EU.
The report is available at the link below or by contacting AFI.
|
