Mersin, which is centrally located in Turkey's fresh vegetable and fruit production

In Mersin, which is at the center of Turkey's fresh vegetable and fruit production, tomato seedlings planted under cover in the winter have grown and harvesting has begun. Various vegetables and fruits are harvested in Mersin, the production center of Turkey, in summer and winter. As we enter the winter season, greenhouse harvesting has started in Mersin, which is among the cities where the most tomato production is made throughout the country. In the city where more than 1 million 200 thousand tons of tomatoes are harvested every year, Erdemli district ranks first with 600 thousand tons. After growing in the open, the seedlings that met with the soil under cover in the summer also grew and the tomatoes turned red. Roasted tomatoes were carefully collected by the producers and started to be sent to the domestic market. Tomatoes started to be purchased from producers in the 6-7 TL range due to the problems experienced in exports due to the war started by Russia-Ukraine before and ...