As demand for fresh grapes decreased, the producer turned to drying.

In Manisa's Sarıgöl district, as demand for the world-renowned seedless table Sultaniye grape decreased both in the domestic market and in exports, producers turned to drying their grapes. Having suffered significant losses due to frost in May that affected the vineyards and subsequent hail damage, the producers now faced the problem of insufficient demand. Taking advantage of the hot weather, the producers began to lay out their grapes collected from the vineyards in empty areas for drying. In the domestic market, the price for fresh Sultaniye grapes in Sarıgöl and its surroundings ranges between 22-25 lira per kilogram, while high-quality grapes for export are bought at 35-70 lira per kilogram. The price for wine grapes hovers around 15-16 lira. Producers started filling mountain slopes, empty fields, and roadsides with rows of drying grapes. Particularly, the Alaşehir Creek bed along the Sarıgöl-Alaşehir highway turned into a grape field due to the spread of grapes. "There is a ...