Turkiye Tropical insights

Data shows that the total national strawberry yield reached 208 tons, with a planting area of approximately 87,000 square meters. Among these, Almaty region leads with a yield of 158 tons, while Turkestan region contributes 50 tons. From April to June 2025, the nation harvested a total of 50,400 tons of tomatoes. Turkestan region's greenhouses remain the primary production area, with a yield of 36,800 tons. Following are Aktobe region with 5,700 tons, Pavlodar region with 1,900 tons, Almaty region with 1,800 tons, Almaty city with 1,400 tons, and Shymkent city with 1,050 tons. The total greenhouse planting area for tomatoes in the nation reached 4.5 million square meters. During the same period, the national cucumber yield was 33,100 tons, with Turkestan region leading with a yield of 20,900 tons. West Kazakhstan region and Almaty region followed with 2,630 tons and 2,620 tons, respectively, while Pavlodar region produced 2,200 tons and Shymkent city produced 1,800 tons. The total greenhouse planting area for cucumbers in the nation was 3.6 million square meters. In addition to the above agricultural products, the nation also harvested a total of 368 tons of peppers and sweet peppers, with a planting area of 72,300 square meters. Among these, Turkestan region produced 224 tons and Almaty region produced 118 tons. During the same period, Kazakhstan's mushroom production reached 114 tons, all from greenhouses in Almaty region. It is worth mentioning that we previously reported on the widespread attention generated by Turkestan region's first attempt at banana cultivation.

Cotton exports from Mato Grosso continue at a rapid pace and consolidate the state as the largest cotton fiber exporter in Brazil. In June 2025, 92.67 thousand tons of the product were shipped, the second-largest volume ever recorded for the month in the entire historical series. The performance reinforces the state's relevance to the natural fiber foreign trade.

For the first time in Kazakhstan's history, drip irrigation technology has been implemented on 32,000 hectares in the fields of the Turkestan region. This became a significant step in modernizing cotton farming and transitioning to efficient water use. The new system allows for a significant increase in crop yield: while traditional methods yielded an average of 25 centners of raw cotton per hectare, drip irrigation enables up to 60 centners. According to experts, this is three times higher than previous indicators. Since the beginning of the year, water-saving technologies have been introduced on 59,000 hectares in the region, exceeding the initially planned 27,000. By 2030, half of all irrigated lands in the region will be converted to new irrigation methods. To provide farmers with the necessary equipment, four factories have been opened in the region, producing drip and sprinkler irrigation systems with a total capacity of over 113,000 hectares per year. ...