Turkey: 3 thousand tons of harvest are expected in loquat fruit in Alanya

The loquat, also known as Maltese plum or medlar in the region, was given a geographical indication in 2018 as "Alanya loquat". Loquats, which are grown in the district and take about 2 months to harvest, are packaged for the domestic market after being sorted according to their quality. Harvest was started 20-25 days early. Alanya Market Brokers Association Board Member Responsible for Tropical Fruits, Hilmi Sevilgen, told Anadolu Agency (AA) that loquat, whose homeland is China, is found in almost every garden in the district. Stating that the loquat matures early this year because the weather is hot, Sevilgen stated that the harvest is started 20-25 days early for this reason. Sevilgen emphasized that since the loquat is harvested at a time when it has almost no competitors as a fruit, it provides an advantage to its producer. Noting that they expect to collect 3,000 tons of loquats from an area of 2,100 decares in Alanya this year, Sevilgen informed that the kilogram price of ...