Turkey: The wheat harvest in Mardin Plain started fruitfully

Published 2021년 6월 14일

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The Mardin Plain in Turkey, which covers 3 million decares of land, is projected to produce approximately 800 thousand tons of wheat this year. The wheat is cultivated in 75% of the region, with expectations of yields between 500 and 750 kilograms per acre. Straw, previously of little value, is now being harvested and used, yielding 750 kilograms per decare. The wheat is sold in the Kızıltepe Grain Trade Center, with durum wheat at 2.9 liras per kilogram and bread wheat at 2.75 liras per kilogram. Farmers like Murat Talayhan and İbrahim Talayhan are satisfied with the current wheat prices and the good yields, especially considering the early planting necessary due to drought.

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HALİL İBRAHİM SINCAR/ŞAHİN SEÇEN - In the Mardin Plain, which has an important place in wheat production in Turkey, approximately 800 thousand tons of harvest is expected this year. In Mardin, where agriculture is the locomotive sector, the harvest continues on the lands where irrigated agriculture is carried out after dry agriculture. Wheat is cultivated in 75% of the Mardin Plain, which has 3 million decares of land, where most of Turkey's wheat needs are met. Producers, who make their way to the fields in the Mardin Plain early in the morning, expect yields between 500 and 750 kilograms per acre. Harvested and loaded on trucks, wheat is taken to Kızıltepe Grain Trade Center. The kilogram of the durum wheat variety is 2.9, and the kilogram of the bread variety is sold for 2.75 liras. "We expect nearly 800 thousand tons of products" Menduh Dinler, Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry, told Anadolu Agency (AA) that due to climatic conditions, wheat yields could not be ...

Source: Sondakika