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30% of cherries crop lost
Turkey
Sunday 15 May 2016
MLK
The main production area of ??the cherries, Afyonkarahisar, has been affected as the same period last year, preventing the formation of fruit. Although the freeze lasted only a few hours, it was enough to undermine the production of cherries, which was ahead of about fifteen days.
This region is a fruticole producing area, with 120,000 hectarres devoted to orchards with a total cultivable area of ??some 160,000 hectarres. The average production of cherries is about 30 000 tonnes. In 2015, the gel had halved production. This season, the forecasts were 25 000 tonnes. Apart from the production of cherries, around 10,000 tonnes of cherries, 10 000 tonnes of apples and about 2000 tonnes of apricots are also produced. And first estimates also speak of a loss of about 30 percent on these products.
Turkish exporters put high hopes this year on the opening of the Chinese market, especially cherries.
Source : www.sabah.com.tr
