Wheat harvest started with prayers in Garzan Plain in Turkey
Wheat
Turkiye
Published Jun 26, 2022
Tridge summary
More than 125 thousand tons of wheat is expected to be harvested from the wheat, which was started to be harvested in Siirt and grown on 305 thousand decares. Wheat Harvest Day event was held in Garzan Plain, one of the important grain production centers of the province. In the event held with the participation of farmers in Saipbeyli village of Kurtalan district, the first harvest began with the combines entering the fields according to the ripening status of the ears.
Original content
Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry, Ergün Demirhan, said in his speech that they had the most productive period of recent years in wheat and lentils. Stating that the harvest will continue until July 15, Demirhan said, "We expect a harvest of more than 125 thousand tons from approximately 305,000 decares of wheat planting area." said. Demirhan said that 140 thousand tons of cereals were produced in 550 thousand decares of cereals and pulses cultivation area in Siirt. "We are at an important point in Turkey with a pulse production of more than 25 thousand tons. We have completed our red lentil harvest throughout the province. We are approaching the end of the barley harvest in Kurtalan and the central district, where the main planting is done. With the arid production year of 2021, the yield was around 150 kilograms per decare. This year, with favorable climatic conditions. Yields of 350-450 kilograms in wheat and 300-350 kilograms in barley are expected per decare. ...
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