Turkey: Çubuk prepares for shipments, serves Ankara's greenery needs

Producers in Çubuk district, which meets most of Ankara's need for greenery, are getting ready for the new season. Producers in Yenice District, which shipped an average of 10 truckloads of spinach, parsley, onion, cress, dill, arugula, sorrel per day during the season, had to start their preparations late because the weather conditions did not go away in seasonal normals. Hacı Ünal, who has been producing greenery for about 30 years, said in a statement that the journey of the product from field to table will begin within a week. Speaking of the difficulties of farming, Ünal said, "It is full of rain, it rains, it hits with apathy. Therefore, you cannot get the same yield every year. The pandemic has affected our business for 2 years. For this reason, we have halved the area we planted because restrictions continue." said. Friday Eğilmez, one of the producers, also touched on the effect of intermediaries on prices. Eğilmez said, "We sell it in the band of 0.40 to 0.50 kuruş, but ...