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Turkey: Heavy hail in Mersin damaged the orchards

Fruits
Vegetables
Turkiye
Published May 24, 2023

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Damage assessment work has been started in the orchards and cultivated agricultural lands that were damaged due to the heavy hail rain that took place yesterday in the Mut district of Mersin. The heavy rain, warned by the meteorology, was effective in the Fakırca, Kadıköy, Hamam, Aydınoğlu, Chios and Barabanlı neighborhoods of the Mut district yesterday. Vegetable and fruit orchards were damaged due to the large-grained hail that continued for a long time. After the rain, which especially affected apricot, plum, cherry and walnut trees, damage assessment work was started by the District Directorate of Agriculture. The District Directorate of Agriculture reported that due to hail damage, the vegetable and fruit orchards cultivated on approximately 3 thousand decares of land in Fakırca, Kadıköy, Hamam, Aydınoğlu, Chios and Barabanlı neighborhoods were damaged. Producers damaged by hail in Mut district, which met 85% of Turkey's first table apricot harvest, noted that these products were damaged by the hail disaster.

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Damage assessment work has been started in the orchards and cultivated agricultural lands that were damaged due to the heavy hail rain that took place yesterday in the Mut district of Mersin. The heavy rain, warned by the meteorology, was effective in the Fakırca, Kadıköy, Hamam, Aydınoğlu, Chios and Barabanlı neighborhoods of the Mut district yesterday. Vegetable and fruit orchards were damaged due to the large-grained hail that continued for a long time. After the rain, which especially affected apricot, plum, cherry and walnut trees, damage assessment work was started by the District Directorate of Agriculture. The District Directorate of Agriculture reported that due to hail damage, the vegetable and fruit orchards cultivated on approximately 3 thousand decares of land in Fakırca, Kadıköy, ...
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