Turkey: Artichoke producers want to finish the harvest before the heat gets down

Published May 19, 2022

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Aydın, a region in Turkey, is experiencing a delay in the artichoke harvest season due to cold weather, with the season starting in April instead of March. The region has produced 9 thousand tons of artichokes across 10 thousand decares of land, providing income for around 1000 people. Despite the delays, the quality of the harvested artichokes is satisfactory, with field prices at 2.5-3 liras per piece. The majority of the artichokes are sent to Istanbul, Ankara, and Izmir, with some also used by factories for the concert. The potential production is around 30 million units if temperatures do not rise early, otherwise, it will be 15-20 million units. There has been little increase in prices over the past two years.

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Producers from Aydın, who are in a hurry to harvest artichoke, one of the products that show the fertility of spring in the Aegean plains, hope that the heat will not come early for more harvests. In Aydın, which is one of the important artichoke production centers of Turkey, 9 thousand tons of artichokes are produced in approximately 10 thousand decares of field throughout the city, especially in the town of Efeler. The artichoke, which provides a living for about 1000 people in the season, is among the important income sources of the farmer. Nuri Adalılar, the President of Aydın Artichoke Production Sales and Marketing Cooperative (AYENÜRSA), said that the season that should have started in March has shifted to April due to the cold weather. Expressing that there were three frosts in this process, yet they were satisfied with the quality of the harvested product, the islanders reported that the field prices were at the level of 2.5-3 liras per piece. Explaining that artichokes ...

Source: Gidatarim