Turkiye’s Cherry Crisis: Prices Soar as Frost Cuts Production by 75%

Turkiye’s Cherry Crisis: Prices Soar as Frost Cuts Production by 75%

The impact of the agricultural frost that struck Türkiye in April has now fully made its way to the market, with cherries emerging as this summer’s scarcest and most expensive fruit. A combination of unseasonal snowfall and cold weather during the blossoming phase hit cherry trees across major producing provinces, including the western provinces of İzmir, Manisa, Denizli and Kütahya. Although harvests have been completed in many of these regions…