Turkey: Dried tomato export to 100 countries from Torbalı Plain

Torbalı Plain turned into a poppy field Torbalı's tomatoes are laid out in the sun to be dried Torbalı's geographically marked dried tomatoes are exported to 100 countries This year's export target is 100 million dollars Dried tomato application set an example for other provinces İZMİR - Tomatoes grown in the fertile soil of Torbalı Plain are laid out in the sun under the scorching heat to be dried. Dried tomatoes, which are processed and packaged by the factories in the region, are exported from Torbalı to 100 countries around the world. While this year's export target of geographically indicated dried tomatoes was determined as 100 million dollars, the dried tomato model, which was applied for the first time in Torbalı, started to be implemented in cities such as Malatya, Urfa, Ankara and Manisa. Tomatoes grown in Torbalı district of İzmir started to be laid on areas covered with white cloth. Red gold, which grows on an area of 45 thousand decares in Torbalı Plain, is collected ...