In Mersin, the harvest has begun: Prices dropped from 10,000 lira to 200 lira.

In Silifke district of Mersin, the plum harvest has begun in the open fields after the covered cultivation. The price of fresh plums has dropped to 200 lira per kilogram with the open-field harvest. In Mersin, which ranks among the top in Turkey for fresh vegetable and fruit production, both covered and open-field harvests are starting. The plums, which began to be harvested under cover in March, have also ripened in the open fields. Initially, the plums were sold by the piece, especially by pregnant women who craved them due to their high price. While the price of plums under cover cultivation reached up to 10 thousand TL per kilogram, with open-field harvest, they began to be sold between 200 and 800 TL. PRICES FELL FROM TEN THOUSAND LIRA TO TWO HUNDRED LIRA Producer Ali Bezgin, who stated that the open-field plum harvest has started after the covered cultivation, said, "I produce plums both under cover and in the open field in Keben neighborhood. Our harvest continues both ...