Yüreğir Chamber of Agriculture President Doğan: "Grapefruit producers should also be included in the support program"

Adana Yüreğir Chamber of Agriculture President Mehmet Akın Doğan stated that the severe agricultural frost in February caused significant damage to grapefruit orchards, and it is not right to exclude grapefruit producers from the support program. Recalling that the frost events affecting Adana, Mersin, Hatay, and many other provinces between February 22-25, 2025, caused serious losses in citrus production, Doğan mentioned that farmers have submitted damage assessment petitions to the provincial and district directorates of agriculture. Explaining that the support payments announced by the Presidency began to be deposited into the accounts of producers as of October 20, 2025, Doğan said, "Grapefruit is also part of the citrus group. It is unfair to exclude a product whose leaves and fruit have been completely damaged from the scope of support." Doğan said, "Some assessments of products such as lemon, mandarin, and orange have been forgotten or incorrectly recorded. Moreover, ...