Turkey: Apple yield in Niğde reaches 600 thousand tons

Niğde Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry Asım Baş stated that this year the yield from an area of 240 thousand acres has approached 600 thousand tons, and said, "We export 20 varieties of apples produced in our province to nearly 10 countries. Niğde's apples have reached a point where they determine the market in Turkey." Niğde, which ranks second in apple production in Turkey, has entered the final period of harvest. Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry Asım Baş provided information about apple cultivation. Noting that a yield of 350 thousand tons was obtained from products produced in an area of 211 thousand acres in the city in 2013, Baş said that this year the yield from an area of 240 thousand acres has approached 600 thousand tons. Emphasizing that one of the most important export items of the city's economy is apples, Asım Baş said, "Apples are one of the leading production items of our province. It has an export-oriented aspect. We export 20 ...