Turkish Lentil Crop Prospects Excellent
VANCOUVER - Mar 30/10 - SNS -- Crop prospects in Turkey are looking good on account of a significant improvement in rainfall levels in the October through January period, according to a recent report by the U.S. agricultural attache for the country.
Rainfall in 2009 was higher than in 2008 across most of the country. Average rainfall in Turkey from October 2009 through January 2010 was 397 mm. During the same period of the previous year, rainfall was just 272 mm.
The areas with the greatest increase in rainfall were the Mediterranean, East Anatolia and in the Southeast Anatolia region. October to January cumulative rainfall in the Mediterranean region this season was 664 mm, while the average level for that region is 465 mm. Average rainfall from October 2009 to January, 2010 was above normal levels in the East and Southeast Anatolian Regions. This increase in rainfall was especially needed in the East and Southeast of Turkey after two consecutive years of drought.
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