Black mulberry production and export is increasing in Mersin, Turkiye

Black mulberry, produced as an alternative product in MERSİN, is sold for 90 liras per kilo and 2.5 liras per kilo. Harvesting black mulberry, which was harvested in mid-February due to the hot weather in Silifke, started 1 month earlier this year. Greenhouse early black mulberries, which were sold for 130 liras per kilo in the first harvest, dropped to 90 liras per kilo as the harvest increased. Black mulberries, carefully collected and packaged, are exported to Iraq, Libya, Egypt and Qatar. Approximately 100 kilos of product are harvested in the greenhouse per day. Silifke Chamber of Agriculture President Cafer Doygun stated that mulberries are grown in open and closed areas on an area of approximately one thousand decares and said, "It is purchased from our farmers for 80 to 100 liras. We produce 2.5 tons per decare, totaling 25 thousand tons. It requires intense labor. Those with large families collect it themselves." "He's making money," he said. 'WE TURNED TOWARDS BLACK ...