Türkiye Fındık Piyasası ve Politikasının Genel Bir Değerlendirmesi

Abstract

Turkey is the biggest actor in the world hazelnut market with its production potential and policies. The aim of this paper was to assess the recent developments in the Turkish hazelnut market and policy. The time series data of hazelnut markets was taken from the internet databases of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Turkish Statistical Institute (TSI), Black Sea Hazelnut Exporter Union (BSHEU), Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MoAF), Giresun Commodity Exchange (GCE) and Official Journal and Turkish Republic (OJoTR). Under the New Hazelnut Strategy, an area based payment has been provided to the hazelnut farmers in the authorized areas and a compensatory payment had been provided to the farmers in the unauthorized areas. Since 2001, while hazelnut areas and the export of Turkey had increased, hazelnut yield and production had decreased. Despite increases in hazelnut prices, Turkey could increase hazelnut export both in terms of quantity and value. While there is no need to limit hazelnut areas in high crop years, the government should establish a hazelnut buffer stock mechanism. The Turkish government should also create fair competition conditions for the actors in the hazelnut market with a more effective hazelnut policy.

The HADES Yield Prediction System – A Case Study on the Turkish Hazelnut Sector

“…Due to interannual yield variations, the average annual hazelnut production varies widely (Frary et al, 2019), fluctuating between 400,000 and 800,000 tons (Turkish Statistical Institute, 2020). Nut yield per hectare tends to be lower than in other countries, mainly due to old orchards where agricultural practices are not fully sustainable (Bozoglu et al, 2019). Nowadays, Turkey supplies more than 65% of the world hazelnut production (Islam, 2018).…”