Prices have domestically not changed so much. In the meantime, TMO has sold 7-8.000 tons around inshell 2022 crop before holiday, so 2022 crop kernels are also available in the market.
The buyers are mainly Turkish shippers some of them sells locally but a few are mixing in to the 2023 crop so that from time to time we see in Europe cheaper 2023 crop prices. Frankly speaking the quality of the 2022 crop is not so good therefore we do not recommend our regular buyers.
The price difference between 11-13mm and 13-15mm kernels are still very high for levants and for Giresun quality the price difference between 11-13mm and 13-15mm is much higher.
Regarding 2024 crop the combination of short rain and sunshine in the Eastern Black Sea region of Turkey has eased the concern of a heatwave a little bit. The focus remains over the potential damage from the sting bug. In short the size of the crop and quality will be clear at the end of July.
The total hazelnut export seasonally reached 253.098 tons/kernels as per 23.06.2024 which was 261.499.-tons/kernels for the same period last season so the gab in quantity basis between 2 season is nearly closed.
