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Trout export from an agricultural city in Turkey to Europe

Frozen Trout
France
Published Jan 2, 2021

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In Sanliurfa, Turkey's most important agricultural centers in the Euphrates River reared trout are being exported abroad.

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Şanlıurfa, which made progress in every field with the Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP) and where different sectors developed after its fertile land met water, is also mentioned with trout production. The number of trout farms established in the water collection basin of the Karkamış Dam in Birecik district is increasing day by day. The number of trout facilities on the banks of the Euphrates in Bozova, Hilvan, Birecik and Siverek districts approached 40. Approximately 15 thousand tons of fish are produced in 600-700 cages in the basin. The grown salmon and trout are exported to countries such as Germany, France, Belgium, Romania and Russia. Muhammed Kartal Akkaya, director and aquaculture engineer of Ayfish Fisheries Business on the Euphrates, said that trout farming in the Euphrates is increasing every year and parallel to this, the number of businesses has increased. Euphrates River Basin fish farming to stating that the very convenient Akkaya, "Trout farming Turkey's ...
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