ISHS Acta Horticulturae 384: X International Symposium on Apricot Culture
ECONOMICS AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF APRICOTS |
| Author: | Dr. Sebahattin Gazanfer |
| Abstract:
Apricots are mainly grown in the Mediterranean countries, the USA and CIS countries. Total world production of fresh apricots is approximately 2.2 million tons/year. Turkey is the leading producing country both in fresh and dried apricots. There are some 10 million trees from which approximately 350 000 tons of fresh apricots are obtained each year. Depending mainly on the climatic conditions experienced in a particular season, this production level might show large variation. Apricots are grown almost in all parts of Turkey except in the Black Sea Region where the humidity is too high. However, the principal growing region is in east Anatolia, namely in the Province of Malatya from where almost half of the total production is obtained from some 5 million trees. About 90% of the crop from Malatya is dried. Table apricots are mostly grown in the provinces of içel, Hatay, Kars, Nevsehir, Adana, Antalya and izmir. Average yield per tree is 37 kg. However, in Malatya, Kars and içel range from 65 to 100 kg per tree. | |
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