American and Turkish pistachios against Iranian

American pistachios

By the 1880s, imported pistachios were popularized in the United States by immigrants from the Middle East. After years of experimentation, the concept of an American pistachio industry became a reality. Iranian Pistachio

Pistachio cultivation in America began in the 1930s with the import of Iranian seeds (source: Tabnak). More than 90% of American pistachios are produced in the state of Califoia.

American pistachios

Turkish pistachio (pistachio made in Turkey)

According to the statistics of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations "FAO", Turkey ranks third in pistachio producing countries after the United States and Iran (source).

Turkish pistachio has a smaller size compared to other cultivars. This type of pistachio is known as "Antep pistachio".

The hard shell of the Turkish pistachio is harder to split and open than other available varieties. For this reason, when roasting and roasting, pistachios open less.

Turkish pistachio taste is significantly better than American pistachio varieties. And it's significantly more expensive than its larger counterparts in the US.

In recent years, despite the economic stagnation in the West, the growing and continuous growth of developing countries
- especially China and India - has created an effective additional demand in the inteational market of many goods, including pistachios. Due to the long investment period in pistachio orchard, its production could not grow in line with the effective demand, the existence of the inteational free market in this product has established a balance between supply and demand through price increase. The increase in the selling price of pistachios in recent years, despite the gradual increase in its production costs, has made pistachio production still affordable in some of the country's traditional gardens.
In recent years, despite the economic stagnation in the West, the growing and continuous growth of developing countries
- especially China and India - has created an effective additional demand in the inteational market of many goods, including pistachios. Due to the long investment period in pistachio orchard, its production could not grow in line with the effective demand, the existence of the inteational free market in this product has established a balance between supply and demand through price increase. The increase in the selling price of pistachios in recent years, despite the gradual increase in its production costs, has made pistachio production still affordable in some of the country's traditional gardens.