Sultanas: new crop shows wide range of colours

September 17, 2024 at 12:37 PM , Der AUDITOR
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MANISA. The onset of rainfall during the harvest period has had a noticeable effect on the colour of the sultanas. Most growers have now completed their harvest.

Wide price range for raw materials

Increasingly cooler temperatures are setting in in Manisa, accompanied by occasional rain showers. Most farmers have now completed their sultana production, but there are visible differences in the colour of the dried fruit. Sultanas that were dried before the rains arrived are significantly lighter in colour than those whose drying was delayed due to the higher humidity. Due to the differences in colour and quality, the commodity prices for sultanas, type 7 to type 9, vary between TRY 80/kg and TRY 110/kg. Meanwhile, type 10 is so

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