Turkey: Black mulberry harvested in the open in Silifke makes the producer smile

Fresh Mulberry

Turkiye

Published May 4, 2022

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Black mulberry, which was started to be harvested in the open in Mersin's Silifke district, finds buyers for 50 liras per kilo, while a kilo of black mulberry produced in the open is sold for 10 liras. Open harvest of black mulberry, which has become an alternative product for farmers in Silifke District, has started. Farmers, who come to the mulberry orchard in the early hours of the morning, pack the products they collect into kilogram packages. The packaged products are then sent to big cities such as Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir.

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Huseyin Aktan, who produces 10 tons of mulberry on 5 decares of land in Kurtuluş Mahallesi, stated that black mulberry is an alternative product for farmers and said, "Black mulberry has less cost compared to strawberry. It grows in a natural environment, we do not give medicine. Black mulberry cultivation has become widespread in the district. There is only labor cost. We sell it for 10 liras. We sell it for 5 decares. We aim to harvest 10 tons of products. Under normal conditions, the harvest takes 45 days, but if the weather is hot, we can harvest even earlier. Products usually go to big cities such as Istanbul, Ankara, İzmir, Eskişehir. It is a product that grows in a ...

Source: Sondakika