Harvest for Turkish pomegranates will go on for some time, as different regions start their harvest at different times. Sefik Can, account manager for Turkish fruit exporter Canlar Fruit, states that the company obtains the pomegranates from two regions in Turkey: “We started our pomegranate harvest at the beginning of October and we are still continuing the harvest right now. Turkey's geographical conditions are suitable for growing all kinds of products in almost every region. Therefore, when the harvest in one region is over, the harvest in another region has just begun. We procure our pomegranates from two different regions, Denizli and Antalya. For the last seven years, we’ve been carrying out controlled production in accordance with the MRLs requested by the EU with our producers in these regions.”
Overall demand is increasing, Can explains. Not just in their main markets, but new markets as well, thanks to the trade fair that was recently held in Antalya. “While our shipments across Europe and Asia increased compared to previous years, we received very serious demand, especially from the Middle East and eastern Europe, at the Interfresh Eurasia 2022 fair held in Antalya. We have already realized 20 per cent of our annual pomegranate export before we started storing the pomegranates.”
The costs of the operations are rising and this could lead to a shorter season, says Can: “Increasing gasoline prices and costs due to the war between Russia and Ukraine affect us, as well as everyone else. Compared to last year, there is an increase of approximately 10-15 per cent in prices. We produce around 1800-2000 tons of controlled pomegranate on an annual basis. Although our producers are stable as we carry out controlled production in general, we’re planning to increase our production capacity further next year in line with the demand we received this year. We believe that the current pomegranate season will end earlier than expected, due to high demand this year and that prices for storing pomegranates will increase significantly, especially from December.”
For more information:
Sefik Can
Canlar Fruit
Tel: +90 (242) 339 21 91
Email: sefik@canlarfruit.com
www.canlarfruit.com