The heat affected the harvest in the loquat gardens and started early: The price made the Turkish producers happy

Published 2024년 4월 24일

Tridge summary

Harvest season has begun in Mersin, Turkey, for fresh fruits like loquats and Maltese plums, due to increased air temperatures. Loquat harvest has commenced in Erdemli district, with fruits being sorted into different quality classes and sold both domestically and internationally, bringing in foreign currency and economic benefit. The quality and yield of these fruits are reported to be good this year. The Maltese plum harvest has also started early this year, with a notable yield and demand both locally and internationally due to its health benefits.

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Original content

In Mersin, one of the important centers in Turkey's fresh vegetable and fruit production, harvests are starting one after the other due to the increasing air temperatures in recent days. Finally, the fruits ripened early in the open loquat gardens, especially in Mersin, where the air temperature increased. The harvest of the loquat fruits, which are densely planted in gardens in Erdemli district, has started to turn yellow. Workers entering the gardens carefully collect the fruits, sort them into classes according to quality, and send them to the market in crates. The first quality of the fruits is sold for 40-45 TL, the second quality is sold for 25-30 TL, and the third quality is sold for 10-15 TL. Loquat fruits are sent to all over Turkey, especially Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir, Bursa and Konya. Fruits exported abroad bring foreign currency to the country and return economic gain to both producers and employees. Shipped to domestic market and export Stating that the harvest started ...

Source: Iha