Grapefruit is produced on an area of 54 thousand decares in Turkey, but there is not a lot of consumption in the domestic market.

The grapefruit, which is produced on an area of 54 thousand decares in Turkey but is not consumed much in the domestic market, started the harvest in Adana by finding buyers between 7 and 10 TL. It has been reported that the consumption of the product, of which 75 percent is exported to Russia and 15 percent is exported to Japan and Europe, is around 10 percent in Turkey. The harvest of Star Ruby and Rio Red grapefruit in the orchards, which is known as the capital of citrus and is produced on an area of 54 thousand acres in Turkey and 40 thousand acres in Adana, has begun. Grapefruit, which was sold for 2-3 liras in the garden last year and sent abroad, found buyers between 7 and 10 TL in the garden this year. It was learned that 75% of the product consumed in the domestic market, only 10%, is exported to Russia, and the remaining 15% is exported to many countries, especially Europe and Japan. "Its weight varies between 7 and 10 liras" Mehmet Akın Doğan, President of the Yuregir ...