Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

Rize Commodity Exchange (RTB) Chairman Mehmet Erdoğan said that tea lovingly consumed in Turkey where the most consumption per capita in the world… Stating that tea consumption has increased in Turkey, Erdoğan also noted, “There is a stock of around 70 thousand tons in the store of ÇAYKUR transferred from …

This year 50 million units of avocados are targeted in around 40 000 hectars in Antalya’s Alanya county where about 80 percent of the production provided in Turkey. Avocado started harvesting in the region and is expected to be exported to countries such as Romania, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia and Iran. …

Osmaniye Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Sağlam said that despite its exhausting harvest, okra is one of the highest yielding alternative products. Sağlam said that a decare area planted okra’s turnover of about 10 thousand liras. After deduction of the cost which is around 5 thousand liras, the …

Growing on the shores of Karakaya Dam Lake in Baskil district of Elazığ, fresh apricots, which are in high demand from the exporting companies with their distinct aroma and taste, increased the export share by 100 percent compared to last year and made producers happy. Apricot varieties such as Hacıhaliloğlu, …

Approximately 20 thousand tons of tomatoes produced every year in Iğdır (An Eastern Anatolian province situated on Armenia border) are offered for sale in the provinces of Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia. Due to its micro climate and geographical conditions, many products can be grown in Iğdır region, as well as …

ÇAYKUR (State Owned Tea Enterprise) Deputy General Manager Yusuf Ziya Alim said that they determined 2019 year organic tea difference fee as 2 liras 90 kuruş, for the base price 5 liras 80 kuruş… Yusuf Ziya Alim said, “We have already purchased over 136 thousand tons of tea in the …

Harvest activities in Malatya, home to 8 million out of the 17 million apricot trees in Turkey keep going. AK Party Malatya Deputy Öznur Çalık, said in a statement, “Apricot is very important for the provincial economy, this fruit brings an annual income of 300 million dollars.” Stating that apricot …