In the second estimation of 2022, production quantities of cereals and other crops (except fodder crops) will increase by 14.3%, while fruits, beverage, and spices crops will increase by 3.8% when compared with the previous year.

Production quantities in 2022 were estimated approximately as follows; 70 million tons for cereals and other crops, 31.7 million tons for vegetables, and 25.8 million tons for fruits, beverage and spices crops.

It was estimated that cereals production will increase in 2022 when compared with the previous year

It was estimated that in 2022 cereals production will increase at a rate of 20.7% when compared with the previous year and approximately become 38.5 million tons.

It was estimated that wheat production will increase by 11.9% to become 19.8 million tons, maize production will increase by 23% to become 8.3 million tons, barley production will increase by 47.8% and become 8.5 million tons, rye production will increase by 36.5% and become 273 thousand tons, oats production will increase by 32.2% and become 365 thousand tons when compared with the previous year.

In the pulses group, it was expected that an increase will occur in chickpeas by 22.1% and production become 580 thousand tons, dry beans will decrease by 11.5% and become 270 thousand tons, red lentils will increase by 75.4% and become 400 thousand tons and potatoes, one of the tuber crops, will increase by 2% and remain as 5.2 million tons.

In the group of oil seeds, it was expected that soybean production will decrease at a rate of 14.8% and become 155 thousand tons, and sunflower will increase by 5.6% and approximately become 2.6 million tons.

 It was estimated that tobacco production will increase by 15% and become 82.3 thousand tons, and sugar beets production will increase by 6.9% and become 19 million tons.

It was estimated that vegetable production same as in 2022 compared with the previous year

It was estimated that in 2022, vegetable production same as when compared with the previous year and approximately become 31.7 million tons.

The production of some important crops in vegetables; increments are expected in cucumber production by 2.8%, in carrots production by 33.3%, in cabbages (white) production by 19% while decrements are expected as 0.7% in tomatoes, 1.5% in watermelon, 6% in onion (dry). 

It was estimated that fruits production will increase in 2022 when compared with the previous year

It was estimated that fruit, beverages, and spices crops production will be 25.8 million tons in 2022 increasing by 3.8% when compared with the previous year.

When examining productions of some important fruits, it was estimated that there will be an increase in apple production by 5.2%, in grapes production by 13.5%, in total of peaches and nectarine production by 12.5%, in plums production by 8.5%, in strawberries production by 8.7%, in olive production by 71.2% when compared with the previous year.

In the citrus group, an increase is expected in mandarin production by 17.7%, 31.3% in oranges, and 32.5% in lemons production. From nuts, an increase is expected in hazelnut production by 11.8%, and in pistachios production by 100.5%.

It was estimated that there will be increments in figs by 9.4% and in bananas by 12.9%. (ILKHA)