First Cotton Harvest of the Season in Söke Plain
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The first cotton harvest of the season took place in Söke district of Aydın. The first crop, yielding 300 kilograms per decare, was symbolically purchased at 100 Turkish Lira per kilogram.
The first cotton harvest of the season has been carried out in Söke district of Aydın, one of the important cotton production centers of the Aegean Region. The first product in Söke Plain, where production continues on approximately 120,000 decares, was collected from the 18-decare land of producer Mehmet Yıldırım in Güllübahçe Plain. Approximately 300 kilograms of seed cotton yield per decare was obtained from the first harvest in the field.
The region's producers, facing increasing input costs, are demanding a minimum floor price of at least 50 Turkish Lira per kilogram, while the first crop of the season was purchased at a symbolic price by a cottonseed oil mill. Cengiz Akgün, Manager of Akgünler Çırçır Fabrikası, who purchased the crop at 100 Turkish Lira per kilogram, said the following about the purchase: