In a recent article, data was presented for greenhouse vegetable production in Turkey for 2017. An interesting comparison can be made with the changes in production over the last 3 years. The following chart takes the 2017 figures in the earlier article and compares it to published 2014 data:
Turkey - Protected Cultivation of Vegetables - top 5 Crops – 2014 vs. 2017- Yield (1000 tons)
Crop 2014 2017 %change (last 3 years)
Tomato 3286 3830 + 17
Cucumber 1096 1122 +2
Watermelon 653 791 + 21
Pepper 529 496 - 6
Eggplant 262 345 + 32
TOTAL 5826 6584 +13
Another useful comparison are the changes over a longer period. For the chart below, comparisons are made over the last 13 years.
Turkey - Protected Cultivation of Vegetables - top 5 Crops – 2004 vs. 2017 - Yield (1000 tons)
Crop 2004 2017 %change (last 13 years)
Tomato 1960 3830 + 95
Cucumber 940 1122 +19
Watermelon 540 791 + 46
Pepper 244 496 +103
Eggplant 253 345 + 36
TOTAL 3937 6584 + 67
Pepper production in Turkey has more than doubled over this period, while tomato production has almost doubled.
Since the release of the January 2018 World Greenhouse Vegetable Statistics publication, many other new data tables have become available. Examples include: Canadian Greenhouse Vegetable Trade balance – 2012-2016; Australia - Trends in Greenhouse Vegetable production - 2008-2016; New Zealand greenhouse vegetable area; Finland updates - 2014-2016; Mediterranean area countries - area, structure types, production methods; USA - Greenhouse Vegetable area and number of farms; and global greenhouse glass vs. plastic statistics.
This first quarter update is now available on request and at no charge to those that have the January 2018 publication in their library.