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Dried figs: weather is crucial

July 4, 2023 at 4:05 PM , Der AUDITOR
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AYDIN. Market players are following the weather developments in the fig growing regions in Aydin with great interest. The outlook is still good. Last week's holidays brought exports to a virtual standstill.

Irrigation underway

The weather in the coming weeks and months is of enormous importance for the development of the fig crop in Turkey. The conditions are still good, but when temperatures rose significantly at the turn of the month, growers were already worried, market players reported. In the meantime, however, irrigation systems fed by dams were being used to counteract the drying out. Last year, the outlook was also very good until a change in weather occurred and the resulting rainfall during the drying period negatively affected the quality of the dried f

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