The strawberry harvest has commenced in Silifke district, Mersin, a prominent production hub in Turkey. The district is expecting to yield 50,000 tons of strawberries this season, covering 5,000 acres of open land and 2,000 acres of greenhouse and soilless production. The fruit is sold domestically, in Iraq, and the Krasnodar region of Russia. The current price per kilo is 90 liras in the country and 110 liras abroad.