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Turkey: Pistachio growers on thief watch

Pistachio Kernel
Turkiye
Published Aug 9, 2022

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This year, pistachio producers made production on 110 thousand decares in the rural and plains of the city center. Producers began vigil around their lands. Manufacturers, who obtained 15 thousand tons of products last year, took precautions against possible theft this year. It is expected to be harvested in the coming days in the pistachio fields, which are patrolled by the producers during the day and by the gendarmerie at night. Abdurrahim Taş, one of the producers counting the days for the harvest, said that they started to take the necessary precautions in the garden against theft incidents and said, "The yield in some pistachio orchards was very low compared to last year due to the hail in April. Unfortunately this year, the harvest is insufficient, but we are against thieves so that they do not steal the little product in our gardens. We are taking the necessary precautions. Gendarmerie teams are patrolling. We also do not leave our fields. We are here so that our one year's labor is not stolen."

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This year, pistachio producers made production on 110 thousand decares in the rural and plains of the city center. Producers began vigil around their lands. Manufacturers, who obtained 15 thousand tons of products last year, took precautions against possible theft this year. It is expected to be harvested in the coming days in the pistachio fields, which are patrolled by the producers during the day and by the gendarmerie at night. Abdurrahim Taş, one of the producers counting the days for the harvest, said that they started to take the necessary precautions in the garden against theft incidents and said, "The yield in some pistachio orchards was very low compared to last year due to the hail in April. Unfortunately this year, the harvest is insufficient, but we are against thieves so that they do not steal the little product in our gardens. "We are taking the necessary measures. Gendarmerie teams are patrolling. We are also not leaving our fields. We are here so that our one ...
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