Turkey: Demirci's non-veined chestnut attracts attention

The product, which is expected to yield 550 tons of yield this year in Demirci district of MANISA and known as "veinless chestnut" in the region, is mostly used in confectionery production due to this feature. In Demirci's high-altitude highlands, where important agricultural products such as jujube, cherries, almonds and walnuts are grown, the production of chestnuts, whose production is rapidly spreading, continues. Farmers collect chestnuts on poles throughout the day, starting in the early hours of the morning in their high altitude fields. This product, called "veinless chestnut" in the region, is generally purchased by businesses in Bursa and Istanbul for confectionery production. While a harvest of 550 tons of chestnuts is expected at Demirci this year, producers pour the chestnuts into the well to separate them from their thorny cones and soak them with ferns. "THE PRODUCT MUST BE TAKEN GOOD" District Director of Agriculture and Forestry, Islam Köse, said, "In our region, ...