Kırkağaç's summer fruit melons will decorate the winter tables in Turkey

Published 2022년 11월 12일

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The article highlights the leading melon production in Kırkağaç district, Manisa, covering 7 thousand decares of land and yielding 18 thousand tons of melons annually. A significant portion of these melons is stored in specialized warehouses for consumption during the winter, providing both extra income for farmers and a way to satisfy consumer cravings for summer fruit. The district grows three varieties of melons, notably the yellow-spotted and yellow-sliced types, and the 'black melon,' all from ancestral seeds. The Kırkağaç Chamber of Agriculture emphasizes the importance of supporting local agriculture by consuming these melons in the off-season, which helps farmers and offers a touch of summer to consumers during colder months.

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Kırkağaç district of Manisa, which is the first place that comes to mind when melon is mentioned, takes the lead in melon production with a land of 7 thousand decares. While approximately 50 percent of the melons with a harvest of 18 thousand tons this year are sold immediately after harvest, some farmers keep their melons in their dark warehouses so that they last until the winter months. Known as a summer fruit, the melon adorns the tables by meeting with consumers in winter months. Saying that he has been a melon farmer for 35 years and is also the father of a martyr, Ali Ay said, “After retiring from trade, my son and I are planting melons. We started to hang our melons by harvesting in August. It will last until Christmas. The prices were also good this year, we are satisfied,” he said. Emin Özarı, President of Kırkağaç Chamber of Agriculture, stated that the melon harvest started in Kırkağaç on August 15 and the harvest was completely finished in September, and said, “After ...

Source: Haber7