Turkish plum sold for a thousand lira per kilo in the first harvest fell to 250 lira

Published 2021년 3월 15일

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Cengiz Avcı, a farmer in Antalya's Kepez district, has successfully harvested the first batch of plums from 200 trees in a 1500 square meter greenhouse, yielding 150 kilograms. The price per kilogram for the prunes varied between 1000 TL and 250 TL depending on the market. The initial harvest was primarily sold domestically and in international markets like Russia, Germany, Austria, and Dubai. Avcı expects the second harvest, due in mid-March, to yield around 4 tons. The Kepez Agriculture District is pleased with the early plum harvest, highlighting it as the first in the country and noting that the majority of the production, grown across 86,000 decares, is greenhouse vegetable cultivation with a increasing trend towards fruit and ornamental plant cultivation.

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Cengiz Avcı, a prime plum producer in Antalya's Kepez district, completed the first harvest of 200 plum trees in its 1500 square meter greenhouse. Stating that they bought 150 kilograms of product in the first harvest, Avcı stated that they aim to buy approximately 4 tons of products in the second harvest. The producer Cengiz Avcı, who sold the prunes for a thousand liras after the first harvest in the middle of February, stated that it is difficult to see the same figures in the second harvest, and said, "We have met the demands of our pregnant women domestically in packages of 50 and 100 grams this period." Stating that they also export to Russia, Germany, Austria and Dubai in 3-kilogram packages, Avcı stated that the export figures have decreased to 250 TL on a kilogram basis. The price drops below 50 liras within 15 days Cengiz Avcı said, “Since the plum that came out in the first place was the size of a hazelnut, we sold it in 50 grams and 100 gram packages. Our second ...

Source: Turkiyegazetesi