2000 apricot trees were rescued with frosted candles

The frost of the previous week caused the brothers Simon from Mollram, district Neunkirchen in Lower Austria, to shake around their newly planted, tender biomarilles. But with the help of 400 frost candles and a night watch on site they could be rescued by the delicate plants. They actually had to tremble the whole previous week, because until the weekend the weather forecast was very cold. "We were particularly afraid of our biomarilles, which …

The frost decimated apricots again, which means that apricots will be imported again this year, probably at higher prices than domestic apricots. In addition to the frost, the fruit yield is also affected by the heavy rain, which made it impossible for the bees to pollinate the flowers.

“All of them burned,” said Barış Yıldız, CHP Malatya Provincial President Barış Yıldız, noting that all fruit trees, especially apricots, were damaged due to snowfall and frost.

Damage assessment work has begun in the apricot orchards affected by the frost that hit Malatya last night. Here is the latest status of the damaged orchards...

Malatya Governor Seddar Yavuz announced that agricultural production, especially apricots, suffered losses due to the agricultural frost in the city. Apricot producer Mehmet Emin Sincer from Tepeköy Neighborhood of Yeşilyurt district said, "This year, hail hit the apricots, now the agricultural frost hits, we did not understand anything. Malatya's income is completely apricots, we have nothing but apricots. Our state needs to do something."