Turkey May Remain Net Lentil Importer
WASHINGTON - Aug 11/10 - SNS -- Lentil production in Turkey is up over the past two season's, but it remains uncertain whether the country can stop being a net importer during the 2010-11 marketing year, suggests a report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country.
This year's harvest finished at the end of June. "Lentil production will be higher than 2009 and 2008 but lower than 2007," the agricultural attache said in a report ion the crop. "The most important factor determining the amount of lentils harvested is April and May rainfall. Lentil production in 2009 is estimated at 280,000 metric tons (MT). Because of high level of rainfall in April and May, lentil production is forecasted at 510,000 MT for 2010.
"Red lentil planting replaced barley planting in the Siverek, Viransehir and Nusaybin regions however planting of red lentils in the Diyarbakir and Urfa regions did not change in 2010 compared to 2009. The average yield in the south east region is 1,400 kilograms per hectare."
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