MEHMET AKIN DOĞAN: WE SHOULD EXPORT ONIONS, DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION DECREASED
Onion harvest is expected to begin this week in Adana, which is one of the onion centres of Turkey. However, due to the temporary closure of most restaurants and restaurants within the scope of combating corona virus, onion consumption has decreased. Yüreğir Chamber of Agriculture President Mehmet Akın Doğan said that if the onion is sold to 3 liras in the market, the farmer will not be able to earn money this year and the prices will drop excessively, unless exported to Russia and European countries until April 20. Stating that the yield is high this season, Doğan noted, “When the onion was harvested last year, there was a disease on the crop. Rain and sun also caused poor productivity. While last year yields 2-3 tons per decare, we expect 5-6 tons of onion yield this year. If 50 thousand tons of onions are exported, it will make the farmer's face laugh." “There is no yield shortage this year” Reminding that Turkey imported some amount of onions last year, “We start...