The heat affected the harvest in the loquat gardens and started early: The price made the Turkish producers happy

In Mersin, one of the important centers in Turkey's fresh vegetable and fruit production, harvests are starting one after the other due to the increasing air temperatures in recent days. Finally, the fruits ripened early in the open loquat gardens, especially in Mersin, where the air temperature increased. The harvest of the loquat fruits, which are densely planted in gardens in Erdemli district, has started to turn yellow. Workers entering the gardens carefully collect the fruits, sort them into classes according to quality, and send them to the market in crates. The first quality of the fruits is sold for 40-45 TL, the second quality is sold for 25-30 TL, and the third quality is sold for 10-15 TL. Loquat fruits are sent to all over Turkey, especially Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir, Bursa and Konya. Fruits exported abroad bring foreign currency to the country and return economic gain to both producers and employees. Shipped to domestic market and export Stating that the harvest started ...