Lettuce and green onion harvest started in greenhouses in Bilecik, Turkey

In Söğüt district and its surroundings, which has micro-conditioning feature, only animal manure is used to produce products 3-4 times a year with greenhouse agriculture. 70-80 percent of the lettuce produced is sold to Istanbul, while the remainder is offered for sale in markets and markets in some other provinces in the Marmara Region. Farmers sell the amount of lettuce for 1-1.5 lira. Lettuce finds buyers for 4-5 lira in the markets. Approximately 13 thousand tons of harvest is expected from the lettuce grown on approximately 2 thousand 800 decares of land in the district. Yakacık Village Headman Hüseyin Yıldırım said that about 80 percent of the greenhouses are planted with lettuce and green onions. Stating that lettuce is mainly produced in greenhouses, Yıldırım explained that the prices this year satisfied the producers. One of the producers, Kasım Geçel, stated that he has been dealing with lettuce production for 15 years. Emphasizing that they grow high quality products, ...