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The article reports that the harvest of Maltese plum, also known as loquat, has begun in Mersin, Turkey, due to increasing air temperatures. The first quality fruits are sold for 40-45 Turkish Liras (TL) per kilogram, with lower quality fruits fetching lower prices. The loquats are sent to various cities within Turkey and also for export, bringing foreign currency and economic benefit to the country. The early start of the harvest this year is attributed to the warm weather conditions.
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Harvest has started for Maltese plum (loquat), which is grown in many gardens in Mersin and is referred to as 'yellow gold' because it is low in cost. First quality loquat, which found buyers from the garden for 40-45 TL per kilogram, made its producer happy. In Mersin, one of the important centers in Turkey's fresh vegetable and fruit production, harvests are starting one after the other due to the increasing air temperatures in recent days. Finally, the fruits ripened early in the open loquat gardens, especially in Mersin, where the air temperature increased. The harvest of the loquat fruits, which are densely planted in gardens in Erdemli district, has started to turn yellow. Workers entering the gardens carefully collect the fruits, sort them into classes according to quality, and send them to the market in crates. The first quality of the fruits is sold for 40-45 TL, the second quality is sold for 25-30 TL, and the third quality is sold for 10-15 TL. Loquat fruits are sent to ...
Source: Sondakika
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