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Tekirdağ expects high sunflower yields from 1.7 million decares
In Thrace, producers’ expectations for sunflower yields and quality have risen this year as rainfall reduced drought stress. Sunflowers were planted across approximately 1.3 million decares in Edirne and 1.7 million decares in Tekirdağ, while the final results will become clear during the harvest period.
Intermittent rainfall in Thrace reduced drought stress in sunflowers and raised producers’ expectations for yields and quality. However, the effects of high temperatures on the plants continue.
Hüseyin Arabacı, president of the Edirne Chamber of Agriculture, said sunflowers had been planted across approximately 1.3 million decares in the province. Arabacı said there was not yet a definitive picture regarding yields, adding that planting times and regional differences in rainfall had affected the plants’ development.
Arabacı said some areas had received 20–30 kilograms of rainfall recently, while others had received very little. He said the latest rainfall had been beneficial for sunflowers but noted that the plants had shown renewed signs of stress following the high temperatures.
Arabacı said the development of the sunflower heads had improved with the rainfall but that the plants had begun to wilt again because of the temperatures in recent days. He said the key indicator would be how well the seeds filled out, which would become clear during the harvest period.
Arabacı said the losses caused by drought in previous years were not expected this year, but that it was unrealistic to expect high yields in every area. Noting that some areas had produced no crop at all in previous years, Arabacı said the situation was better this year, although an expected yield of 250–300 kilograms per decare might not be achieved everywhere.
Ekrem Şaylan, president of the Kırklareli Chamber of Agriculture, also said sunflowers were a strategic crop for the region. Şaylan said the irregular rainfall pattern and drought had been left behind, adding that sunflower development had been exceptionally good this year and that high yields were expected.
Şaylan said he believed producers would have a good season and noted that sunflower production would be better than last year. He expressed hope that producers would have a successful year.
Mehmet Aksoy, Tekirdağ’s director of agriculture and forestry, announced that high sunflower yields were expected in the province this year. Aksoy said Tekirdağ was one of the leading provinces in Türkiye in terms of sunflower production and that sunflowers had been planted across approximately 1.7 million decares in the province.
Describing Thrace as an “oil depot” for sunflower production, Aksoy said teams were continuing their field observations and meetings with producers. He said the standard sunflower yield was above 225 kilograms per decare and that yields were expected to be even higher this year.
The definitive yield picture for sunflowers will become clear based on rainfall and temperature conditions in different areas and how well the seeds have filled out during the harvest.
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