Turkiye: Malatya and Kahramanmaraş farmers hopeful for high yields due to recent rainfall

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Turkiye

Published Apr 24, 2023

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Recent rainfall in Malatya and Kahramanmaraş has given farmers hope for high yields, particularly for crops like wheat, barley, and rye. The Turkey Agriculture Chambers Union expects record-breaking yields for these crops this year. While some farmers have experienced damage from excessive rain, the overall outlook is positive.

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The rains, which were effective in Malatya and Kahramanmaraş, gave hope to the farmers that the yield would be high. The rains that have been effective in Kahramanmaraş recently made the farmers smile in products such as barley, wheat, rye and cereals, excluding apricots. Yunus Kılınç, Member of the Board of the Union of Chambers of Agriculture of Turkey (TZOB), told Anadolu Agency (AA) that there were good rains after the earthquake disaster. Stating that the dams are full with the rains, Kılınç said, "This year, there will be no problems with the grain in Turkey with the rains. This year grain has been a very good product, we are happy for that." said. Kilinc, who is also the Head of Malatya Chambers of Agriculture Provincial Coordination, underlined that when "agriculture" is mentioned in the city, the first thing that comes to mind is apricot planted on 1 million decares, and made the following assessment: "We generally produce apricots on irrigated land. Malatya is a very ...

Source: Sondakika