11.02.2025 10:10
In the İznik district of Bursa, 26-year-old agricultural engineer Mustafa Kutay Ası harvested his first plums in his smart greenhouse and offered them for sale at 7,000 Turkish lira per kilogram. There is a high demand for the plums.
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One of the earliest plum harvests in Turkey was carried out in the İznik district of Bursa. A 26-year-old agricultural engineer offered the plums he produced for sale at 7,000 lira per kilogram.
In the İznik district of Bursa, 26-year-old agricultural engineer Mustafa Kutay Ası is growing green plums in his 800 square meter smart greenhouse, which contains 300 plum trees, during the winter months. The young entrepreneur, whose parents are also agricultural engineers, is receiving demand for his plums from all over Turkey, as well as intense interest from abroad.
TRYING TO MEET DEMANDS FROM ABROAD
The agricultural engineer, who is trying to meet the high demand from Germany, Qatar, Dubai, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Russia, takes care of his plums throughout the year as if they were babies.
The young engineer stated that the heating costs of the plum greenhouse are quite high, while also expressing the joy of being able to make the first plum harvest under cover, and it was learned that the price of the plums harvested in February is also 7,000 lira per kilogram.
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