Turkey: Tomato harvest has started in Amasya

Tomato harvest has started in Amasya, the vegetable and fruit base of the Black Sea Region. The first red tomatoes of the season were sold for 20 TL per kilo in the greenhouse where they were produced. A yield of 100 thousand tons is expected from the fields where tomato will be produced during the summer season. In the city with fertile lands, the first tomato of the year was grown by the Çilli family from Aksalur village, Çay District. Sebahattin Çilli shared his happiness in producing and selling the tomatoes they grew devotedly, 20 days earlier than last year. 100 thousand tons of yield is expected Amasya Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry Gürol Çetin, who went to the village and wished fruitful profits to the farmers with whom they harvested, said, "We expect a harvest of approximately 100 thousand tons of tomatoes in a total of 12 thousand 200 decares of greenhouse and open area in the 2024 production year." Gürol Çetin stated that the tomatoes sold for 20 TL ...