Dragon fruit produced in Mersin, Turkey is sold to American soldiers in Iraq

Dragon fruit, which was first cultivated in Turkey in 2014, became the most profitable alternative product. The fruit, which is sold in the garden for up to 30 liras each, yields approximately 40 thousand liras per acre. Bahire Timurtaş (45), who converted a tomato greenhouse into a dragon fruit greenhouse in Erdemli's Tömük District, said: "We had a tomato greenhouse 4 years ago and our income was very low. We planted dragon fruit as an alternative product on the recommendation of a friend. We have been harvesting dragon fruit for 3 years and it really is. We are very happy. It is a fruit that is very easy to care for and has a lot of income. We currently sell 25-30 TL per branch. We have no market problems. We earn 40-50 thousand TL per year from one acre. We harvest dragon fruit in our greenhouse. I recommend it to all our farmers," he said. "PRODUCTION IS MADE ON A 130 DEC OF AREA" Agricultural Engineer Mustafa Besili, on the other hand, said, "Dragon fruit, which is grown in ...