Cherry started in Gaziantep, Turkey is exported to 40 countries

Published 2021년 6월 3일

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The harvest of the 'Ziraat 900 Napoleon' cherry type in Gaziantep, Turkey, has commenced despite a 70% yield decrease from the previous year due to seasonal conditions. The city, which begins its production after peanuts and olives across 10,000 hectares, is now in its cherry season. The Hard Core Fruit Producers Association aims to harvest 250-300 tons this year, a significant drop from the 1,000 tons harvested last year due to wind damage during bloom. These cherries are exported to 40 countries, with 80% of the production being sent abroad, primarily to Germany, Norway, England, France, and China.

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Harvesting of 'Ziraat 900 Napoleon' type cherries produced in GAZİANTEP has started. Cherry harvested in the city, where the yield decreased by 70% compared to last year due to seasonal conditions, is exported to 40 countries as well as domestically. In Gaziantep, which is one of the important agricultural centers of Turkey, cherry production started on an area of 10 thousand hectares, after peanuts and olives. Producers in the city, which is one of the important cherry production centers of the region, started to harvest the cherries they grow in their fields with the coming of the season. Producers started to export the post-harvest cherries to many countries through the union they established. Enver Yıldız, President of the Hard Core Fruit Producers Association, noted that the cherry harvest, which was 1000 tons last year, decreased by 70 percent and their target is 250-300 tons this year. Yıldız noted that in April, when the cherry trees began to bloom, strong winds damaged ...

Source: Sondakika