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Dried figs: pollination phase initiated

June 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM , Der AUDITOR
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AYDIN. Turkish fig farmers have started the pollination phase a little later than usual this year. So far, the prospects for the coming crop are satisfactory.

Harvest expected to start at the beginning of August

The nights of frost in mid-April, which had catastrophic consequences for this year's Turkish apricot crop, among others, are also said to have affected the male fig trees in the Turkish province of Aydin. Lower yields are the result.

On the whole, however, the fig crop has developed satisfactorily so far, according to market players. Now that the farmers have finished tending their fig plantations, the pollination phase has begun. If there are no drastic fluctuations in the weather, a good crop can be exp

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