Early apricots from Turkey are exported to Qatar and Dubai in UAE

In Mersin, which has an important place in Turkey's fresh vegetable and fruit production, many products are grown in early-season greenhouses. In the city, where fruits such as plums, loquats and melons were harvested under cover in the last month, apricots hit by agricultural frosts in many provinces were harvested this time. The first fruits were collected from the trees grown by producer Halit Taner in two separate greenhouses. The collected fruits were handed one by one and put into 300 gram packages and sent to the customer ready for sale. According to the quality of the kilogram price of the apricots obtained from the first harvest, it was stated that the kilogram found buyers between 80 and 100 TL. It has been reported that the first-year apricots exported to Qatar and Dubai are also sent to many cities, especially tourism regions. Reminding that they were harvesting the first-year loquat 3 weeks ago, İbrahim Demir said, "We have started our apricot harvest now. Prices vary ...