Farmers carry out plan to ditch traditional crops in favor of 'safe' alternatives: 'You can no longer predict what happens'

Farmers carry out plan to ditch traditional crops in favor of 'safe' alternatives: 'You can no longer predict what happens'

In Turkey, increasing costs to grow crops and a more volatile climate have led many fruit and vegetable growers to switch to "safer" alternatives. What's happening? As Eurofruit explained, many farmers in Turkey have started growing wheat and corn instead of traditional seasonal crops such as watermelons, tomatoes, and citrus fruits. Because wheat and corn are considered some of the cheapest foods to grow among the major crops, it's unsurprising…