Turkey: Price of prunes sharply fall starting from the second harvest

Cengiz Avcı, a prime plum producer in Antalya's Kepez district, completed the first harvest of 200 plum trees in its 1,500 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. IN 15 DAYS THE PRICE FALLS UNDER 50 LIRA Cengiz Avcı said, “Since the plum, which came out in the first place, is the size of a hazelnut, we sold it in 50 grams and 100 gram packages. Our second harvest ...