Turkey: The start of the fruit and vegetable harvest will be reflected in the prices
Fruits
Vegetables
Turkiye
Published May 24, 2022
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In Adana, where Turkey's earliest vegetables and fruits are harvested with its fertile agricultural plains, the harvest has started in many products, especially onions, potatoes, cucumbers and nectarines. With the harvest, prices fell. Cucumbers, which were sold for 10 liras per kilogram three weeks ago, are now sold at Adana Vedat Dalokay Public Complex for 1 lira, potatoes sold for 15 liras for 6 liras, a fresh onion sold for 5 liras for 3 liras, and last season's for 1 and a half liras.
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In addition, peaches are sold for 20 liras, nectarines for 20, plums for 15, oranges for 4 and bananas for 18 liras. "PRICES WILL BE LOWER" Mahsun Doğan, the Chairman of the Adana Chamber of Middlemen, announced that the prices will decrease by half in 2 weeks. Stating that the citizens will breathe a sigh of relief with the start of the harvest, Doğan said, "Prices will decrease in the coming periods. Currently, fresh potatoes are sold for 8 liras, and old potatoes for 5-6 liras. Old onions are sold for 1 and a half liras, and fresh onions for 3 and a half liras. In the coming days, "The price will also decrease. Since the harvest has just begun, prices will decrease even more," he said. The price of watermelon has dropped to 3 liras Stating that the kilogram price of watermelon harvested in greenhouses in Antalya has decreased from 8 lira to 3 lira, Mahsun Doğan said, "The harvest of Adana watermelon will also begin in the coming days and the price will decrease further. ...
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