Turkey: Producers race against time before winter to harvest EU-registered strawberries

Producers continue to rush to harvest the highest quality Hüyük strawberry, which is grown in the Konya Plain and stands out with its taste and aroma due to its geographical and climatic characteristics. Growers are experiencing the riskiest and busiest period of the year in the production of strawberries, whose demand has increased in domestic and foreign markets after it received a geographical indication registration from the European Union (EU). In the autumn period, due to the high temperature difference between day and night, strawberries, whose aroma, sugar content and hardness exceed the standard, also increase their value with their color structure. Producers, who struggle with the risk of frost in order to produce as much as possible during the most valuable period, start working by opening their gardens, which they put under cover before evening, when the weather warms up in the morning. In addition to the rush of local women to meet the orders, the fruits, which are ...