Plum harvesting has started in Turkey: Prices are between 50 and 350 TL per kilo

In Mut district of Mersin, which ranks first in Turkey's apricot and plum production, plum harvesting has started in the open field after the greenhouse. It was stated that the plums harvested in the open field in the district, where a yield of 100 thousand tons is expected in the season, found buyers between 50 and 350 TL, depending on their size, and it was noted that the price is expected to decrease slightly in the coming days. Mut, which draws attention with its early plum production, switched to open gardens as the covered harvest approached its end. The product, which found buyers for export for 150 dollars under cover in the early season, dropped in price with the start of harvest in the open field gardens. Plums, which started to be sold for 50 to 350 liras per kilogram depending on the size of the sieve, made the producer happy. Plums are collected one by one in the gardens and are separated according to their size using a sieve machine and placed in crates. Plums are ...