In Türkiye, areas planted with blueberries increase by 50%

Blueberry cultivation in Turkey is experiencing incredible expansion with a 50% increase in planted acreage this year, according to Halil Oymak, representing Fall Creek. Despite a yield potentially lower than expected, the Turkish blueberry season looks promising, thanks to favorable climatic conditions. Turkey continues to make giant strides. The country is now a regular challenger in exports to the European Union and regularly competes with Morocco in specific segments. From now on, the same will happen with blueberries since the country is recording an estimated growth of more than 50% in its areas cultivated with blueberries. “The winter months were not cold and there was no excessive precipitation in the spring. This is why the quality of the fruit is very good,” explains Halil Oymak. However, higher than normal fall temperatures could affect overall yield, a situation similar to that observed in Peru. The boom in blueberry cultivation in Turkey continues, although the pace ...