Turkey: More than 100 thousand tons of harvest are expected in potatoes that have started to be harvested
Fresh Common Potato
Turkiye
Published Jun 25, 2022
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More than 100 thousand tons of potato harvest is targeted in Hatay. Agricultural workers, who come to the Amik Plain to work from different provinces of Turkey, are on their way to the fields for the potato harvest since the early hours of the morning. The potatoes, which are ripped by the tractor, are collected by the workers by hand and filled into sacks. Afterwards, the products loaded on trucks are sent to the domestic market and abroad.
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More than 100 thousand tons of potato harvest is targeted in Hatay. Agricultural workers, who come to the Amik Plain to work from different provinces of Turkey, are on their way to the fields for the potato harvest since the early hours of the morning. The potatoes, which are removed by the tractor, are collected by the workers by hand and filled into sacks. Afterwards, the products loaded on trucks are sent to the domestic market and abroad. Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry, Ergün Çolakoğlu, told Anadolu Agency (AA) that agricultural production can be done in every period, almost like a factory, in the Amik Plain, which has an area of 105 thousand hectares. Çolakoğlu stated that the farmers are making production by evaluating every inch of the plain, and that the potato harvest was carried out intensively during this period. Çolakoğlu stated that potato production is mostly done in Reyhanlı, Kumlu and Antakya districts and said: "60-70% of the potatoes in our ...
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