Dragon fruit producers are satisfied with the sales

Turkey's fresh fruit and vegetable production in the prominent city of Mersin, dragon fruit is collected from the branches begin to harvest them found buyers will be collected from 10 to 15 pounds. In the city where many tropical fruits such as kiwi, avocado and mango are grown as well as banana and strawberry, the interest in dragon fruit production has also increased. Also called "Pitaya" and "Dragon Fruit", the kilogram of the fruit is sold for 50 liras. Mersin Provincial Agriculture and Forestry Manager Arif Abalı stated to the AA reporter that the production of dragon fruit has increased in the city. "Dragon fruit production areas and the number of producers increase every year. In the city, 38 producers produced dragon fruit in 114 decares, and 44 producers in 2020. It produced on an area of 119 decares. The fruit was mostly grown in the Taurus, Mediterranean, Silifke, Erdemli and Tarsus districts. " said. Emphasizing that the fruit stands out due to many factors, Abalı ...