market-update No. 61-2020 Turkish sultanas/Thompson new crop 1.1.
2020-08-18 | The harvest of Turkish sultanas/raisins started
The Turkish farmers just started with cutting the fresh grapes in Izmir/Manisa-region. More often, the farmers recognizing that edges of the grapes did not develop fruits or they are empty with fruits. The timing is not good, and the sugar content of the fruits is very low with 16–17 Brix. The target sugar content is 20–22 Brix. Early harvest and low sugar content end up in very light fruit with low test weight and small yields per acre.
The Turkish farmers just started with cutting the fresh grapes in Izmir/Manisa-region. More often, the farmers recognizing that edges of the grapes did not develop fruits or they are empty with fruits. The timing is not good, and the sugar content of the fruits is very low with 16–17 Brix. The target sugar content is 20–22 Brix. Early harvest and low sugar content end up in very light fruit with low test weight and small yields per acre.