Mandarin harvest season, yield is high: Price per kilo between 8-15 TL

As the harvest begins on early-season tangerines in Adana, the high yield of the crop, which was unaffected by agricultural frost, delighted the producer. While it is reported that more than 1 million tons of harvest are expected in the region, it is stated that the first products are going to the domestic market, as well as being exported to Russia and European countries. In Adana, which accounts for 40% of Turkey's citrus production, the harvest has begun on tangerines planted in an area of approximately 383 thousand decares across the city. While many crops in Çukurova were affected by agricultural frost this year, early tangerines of the Okitsu, Mihowase, Early, and Primasol varieties were not damaged by the frost. With an average yield of 4 to 6 tons per decare, more than 1 million tons of tangerines are expected across the city. Tangerines, which last year found buyers in the orchard for 15-18 lira, are now being sold for 8 to 15 lira per kilo in the orchard. It is noted ...