date:Feb 27, 2020
The worldwide cultivation volume for pistachios for 2019/20 is estimated to drop of 11% to 694,000 tonnes.
The pistachio harvest has a biennial cycle. One year there is a very good harvest (on-year), followed by a year with a less abundant harvest (the off-year). The fall in volume for 2019/20 is due to an off-year in both the US and Turkey. However, Iran has had a good harvest year, which slightly compensates for the lower cultivation volume elsewhere. As a result of the lower available stocks