Turkey: Çanakkale tomato producers are hopeful about the rains

Producers, who experienced serious yield decreases in the geographically indicated Çanakkale tomato in 2023 due to the drought, hope that the rains, which went as expected in the winter, will continue in the spring in order to have a productive year in 2024. Çanakkale tomato, one of the most sought-after products on the stalls with its unique taste, color and smell, is produced approximately 700 thousand tons annually in an area of approximately 100 thousand decares extending to Ezine, Bayramiç and Ayvacık districts, especially the Kumkale village of the center known as Batak Plain. The product, whose seedlings are planted in the last week of April and May, whose first harvest begins at the end of June, is especially delicious in October and November, can be harvested until the end of December if the weather conditions are good. Çanakkale Chamber of Agriculture President Ufuk Ünver told the AA reporter that Çanakkale tomatoes, registered by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office ...