Turkey: Harvest has started in Turgutlu's Smoky King Plum

Published 2024년 5월 1일

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The harvest season for the Smoky King Plum, a variety unique to the Turgutlu district of Manisa, Turkey, has begun. Known for its juiciness, size, hardness, and steam, the plum is grown on the fertile lands along the Gediz River and is distributed both domestically and internationally. The harvest started early this year and is expected to continue through May. The plum, which fetches a high price due to its quality and unique characteristics, requires significant resources and labor, leading to high costs. The harvest is celebrated by local producers like İsa Zengin, who started producing the plum after retirement, despite the challenges of aging and the demands of the harvest.

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Harvest has started for the Smoky King Plum, which grows in the Turgutlu district of Manisa, one of the most important plum production centers of Turkey, and which differs from other plum species with its abundant juiciness, large size, hardness and the steam on it. Smoky King Plum, which has a higher yield compared to last year, is sent from Turgutlu to all over Turkey, Europe, Dubai and Qatar. Harvest started early this year for the Smoky King Plum, which grows only in the Turgutlu district of Manisa and has made a name for itself both in Turkey and in the world with its taste and steam. It was learned that the harvesting of Dumanlı Papaz Plum, which is produced on average around 40 thousand tons annually on approximately 10 thousand decares of land in the Turgutlu Plain fertilized by the Gediz River, started 2 days ago and will continue throughout May. In some plum orchards with high yields, the branches are supported with wooden supports to prevent them from breaking, while ...

Source: Iha