Turkiye: If there is no precipitation, there will be a loss of harvest in sunflower - Thrace Union President Şafak Kırbiç

Published Mar 16, 2023

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The Chairman of the Board of Trakya Birlik, Şafak Kırbiç, has expressed concern over the potential impact of drought on sunflower production in Thrace, which accounts for nearly 50 percent of Turkey's sunflower oil needs. Kırbic highlighted the region's low precipitation levels and lack of snowfall over the past few months as signs of a serious drought. He emphasized that the production increase depends on the precipitation received in the coming period and warned that some plants may not be able to grow due to the drought. Kırbic also noted a decrease in sunflower prices, attributing it to the potential yield loss due to the drought.

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Prepared for the planting period in Thrace, where nearly 50 percent of Turkey's sunflower oil needs are met, the producer is concerned about drought. Şafak Kırbiç, Chairman of the Board of Trakya Birlik, made a statement on the subject. Şafak Kırbiç said, "There is a possibility of problems related to the product and production related problems in the coming period. In the period when we should receive the most precipitation, namely November, December, January and February, it was dry. There was no snowfall. Even in provinces with heavy snowfall in other years throughout the country, there was not much snowfall compared to other years, of course. Of course, there is a serious drought in the Central Anatolia Region. There is a serious drought in the Thrace region. In our region, there is a serious decrease in the water levels in the dams in our north. In fact, according to the latest statements, we have heard that the Kavaklı region, which has a serious potential for corn ...

Source: Ensonhaber