News on Potato Cultivation from Turkey

Potato prices start from TRY 2 (USD 0.07) in the field and rise to TRY 10-15 (USD 0.35-0.53) in the market. Producers are at a loss

October 27, 2024

Potato Harvest Begins in Aksaray, Turkey

Potato harvest has begun in Aksaray, one of Turkey's top 10 provinces for potato production, where 80 percent of the population earns a living from agriculture and animal husbandry. Aksaray ranks first in many areas of animal husbandry in the country.

Turkey could face a record potato crop in 2023, record exports and a price collapse

June 18, 2023

Turkey could face a record potato crop in 2023, record exports but risks a price collapse

In 2023, a sharp increase in potato production is expected in Turkey, which is among the top 15 world’s largest exporters of the crop, according to Eastfruit Analysts.

May 18, 2023

Potato Days Türkiye moves to a new venue in 2023!

On August 25, 2023 the third edition of DLG’s 'Potato Days Türkiye', the only trade fair in Turkey dedicated to potato cultivation, will take place in Cappadocia, Nevsehir.

April 28, 2022

Turkey: Quarantine is being implemented in 26 provinces due to potato wart disease

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of Turkey, Vahit Kirisci responded to questions of Omer Fethi Gürer's, Nigde Deputy on the status in 2022 of the quarantine the was implemented in Turkey due to potato wart disease.