Sunflowers hit by drought in Thrace, Turkey

Published Oct 3, 2024

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The article highlights the severe impact of extreme heat and drought on sunflower production in Thrace, Turkey, focusing on Kırklareli where dry farming is prevalent. This year, the yield plummeted to below 70 kilograms per acre, with some farmers opting not to harvest due to the dire conditions. Ekrem Şaylan, President of the Kırklareli Chamber of Agriculture, pointed out the worsening effects of climate change on sunflower producers over the past two years, with this year being particularly challenging. He called for a price increase to alleviate producer grievances and proposed a supportive program to help farmers manage the adverse weather and potential production chain disruptions.
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Drought hits sunflowers in Thrace Sunflower producers were upset this year in places where dry farming is practiced KIRKLARELİ - The extreme heat and drought experienced this year in Thrace, one of Turkey's important sunflower production centers, caused loss of product and quality. The product and quality loss experienced for many years in the Thrace and Kırklareli regions due to extreme heat and drought was effective again this year. As a result, the yield in areas where dry farming is practiced dropped below 70 kilograms. Kırklareli Chamber of Agriculture President Ekrem Şaylan stated that they had a bad season due to climate change and said, "We had a difficult period regarding sunflowers this year. We had similar problems last year. Climate change has really affected Thrace producers in an extremely negative way for the last two years. This year, after we planted sunflowers, we did not have any rainfall almost until we harvested. We had a bad season. Depending on the condition ...
Source: Sondakika
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