Turkey: Mersin's yellow gold made the loquat producer happy with its price

Fruits have matured in open loquat gardens in Mersin, which is one of the important centers of fresh fruit and vegetable production in Turkey. While the yellowing of the loquat fruits, especially in the Erdemli district, which has intensive orchards, is pleasing to the eye, the harvest period has started. Workers groups of 15-20 people each carefully collect the fruits in the gardens and send them to the market in crates. Here, depending on the quality, the kilogram of the fruit finds buyers up to 15 TL. The new world fruit, which is sent to all over Turkey, especially in Istanbul, Izmir, Ankara and Bursa, is also sold to Russia, Azerbaijan, Arab and EU countries, providing foreign currency inflow to the country. The fact that a tree produces between 100 and 150 kilograms makes the producer happy. Harvest will take a month, it is also sent abroad Stating that they have started the harvest of the loquat fruit, Yusuf Kenan Eser said, “We harvest with 15-20 people. This year the hot ...