Turkey: Tomato harvest started in Mersin

Harvest of greenhouse tomatoes has started in Mersin, Turkey's production center. It was stated that tomatoes, which produce an average of approximately 1,200 tons per year, currently find buyers in the garden for 6-7 TL, while it was stated that the products remained in the domestic market due to the wars. MERSİN - In Mersin, which is centrally located in 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 ...