Exports of summer lemons in decrease

 

The reality has not lived up to those expectations. The drop in tourism, slowing exports and the domestic consumption were the main causes that have prevented prices from rising.

 

These lemons are actually lemons harvested in March, packaged in a special way in wooden boxes and stored in natural caves in Cappadocia to be sold on the market in the summer. Their price has come on site for 4 months and so far, only producers who sold their fruits between 1.5 and 2 Turkish lira (1 Euro = 3.3 Turkish lire) have obtained profit. The current sale price of 3 Turkish lira does not cover the costs of packaging and transportation.

 

According to statistics from the Turkish National Statistics Institute, 451,000 tonnes of lemons were produced in the Mersin region in 2015. And a big part of this production is stored in natural caves of Nevsehir.

 

The export of Turkish lemon is primarily in the Baltic countries and Iraq.