One-fifth of Turkey's lettuce needs are met by the Little Antalya of Marmara

Published Oct 23, 2024

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In the Sakarya Basin, located within the Söğüt and İnhisar districts of Bilecik, Turkey, a significant planting of lettuce roots has taken place, with a total of 60 million roots now in the ground, which is about 20% of the country's annual lettuce requirement. This planting is done across several greenhouses in the villages of Çaltı, Geçitli, Hamitabat, Yakacık, and Tuzaklı, in the Sakarya Valley, following the conclusion of the tomato and cucumber harvest. The winter lettuce cultivation in this region, which is done in greenhouses for approximately 11 months, is anticipating a promising season after last year's successful sales, despite the increase in prices during winter. The produced lettuce is distributed to major cities such as Ankara, Istanbul, Bursa, and İzmit.

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In the greenhouses in the Sakarya Basin, which is affiliated to the Söğüt and İnhisar districts of Bilecik, 60 million lettuce roots have met the soil. This number corresponds to 1/5 of Turkey's lettuce needs. In the Söğüt district of Bilecik, one of the important centers of greenhouse agriculture in the Marmara Region, the workers' lettuce shift has begun in the greenhouses in the villages of Çaltı, Geçitli, Hamitabat, Yakacık and Tuzaklı in the Sakarya Valley. In the valley known as the 'Little Antalya of Marmara', producers have planted lettuce seedlings after finishing the tomato and cucumber harvest. Approximately 60 million lettuce roots have met the soil in the greenhouses in the villages of Çaltı, Geçitli, Hamitabat, Yakacık and Tuzaklı, and producers are hopeful this year. "Last year it was sold for 10-12 lira wholesale, then prices increased when winter came" Yakacık Village Headman Hüseyin Yıldırım, explaining that production is carried out in greenhouses for ...

Source: Iha