Apricot harvest has started in Iğdır, Turkey, annual product expectation is over 40 thousand tons

In Iğdır, the "Cukurova of the East", the harvest of the apricot, which is called yellow gold and contributes greatly to the economy of the city, has begun. Iğdır apricots are also sent to metropolitan cities such as Ankara, İstanbul, İzmir, Bursa, Erzurum and other provinces and districts. According to the data obtained from the Iğdır Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry, there are 414 thousand 320 apricot trees in Iğdır in 2022. In addition, apricot production will be carried out this year on an area of 39,805 decares. An average of 43 thousand 316 tons of fresh apricots will be produced annually from 286 thousand 790 apricot trees, which show economic efficiency. The most cultivated apricots in Iğdır are Şalak, Teberze and Ordubat. Kamil Arslan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Iğdır Chamber of Commerce and Industry, stated that the Iğdır apricot, whose geographical indication was obtained in 2018, contributed greatly to the city's economy and said, "Our ...