The new year benefits Turkish vegetables and fruits.

 

Moreover, the cold spell has raised prices and producers are currently selling their tomatoes and peppers between 2 and 3 Turkish lire, while cucumbers find buyers at 2.5 Turkish lira (1 Euro = 3.65 Turkish lire) . Demand has increased in both domestic and international markets.

 

It should be noted, however, that these products, which are of primary importance for this sector, are still banned from imports for Russia. Mustafa Satıcı, the President of the Western Mediterranean Exporters Union, says that rumors that the ban has been lifted for tomatoes and cucumbers are unfounded and that in the coming days it may be a changing Situation.

 

The Antalya region is the center for the production of greenhouse vegetables and fruits and accounts for 35 percent of the total export of fruit and vegetables, despite the problems with Russia, thanks to new alternative markets, have allow good prices and good export figures.