Trabzon, Ordu, Rize, Giresun Agricultural Engineers Chamber Trabzon Branch President Cemil Pehlevan noted that agricultural frost was experienced in the high parts of the city.
Pehlevan said, "We observed partial damage. The extent of damage will be determined more clearly in the studies to be carried out in a while." regarding the agricultural frost that was effective on hazelnuts and other fruits.
Ordu Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry Kemal Yılmaz said that hazelnut gardens were damaged due to cold weather and agricultural frost.
Stating that the teams were continuing their examinations, Yılmaz said, "Based on the temperature values that occurred, there was no agricultural frost up to 250 altitude. Hazelnut gardens were negatively affected by agricultural frost partially and in some local places between 250 and 500 altitudes, where the temperature was 2 and 4 degrees below zero. Hazelnut gardens were damaged because the air temperatures at 500 altitude and above reached 8 to 10 degrees below zero." Yilmaz noted that the extent of the damage could be fully understood in a few weeks.
Tea gardens were damaged due to the snowfall and cold weather in Rize in April.
Chamber of Agriculture President Bünyamin Arslan stated that tea gardens were affected by agricultural frost and said, "Unfortunately, tea gardens that sprouted early due to the snowfall and cold experienced in the city in recent days were negatively affected by this situation."
Arslan added that tea gardens sprouted earlier in sunny coastal areas.
Giresun Chamber of Agriculture President Nurittin Karan stated that agricultural frost occurred in hazelnut gardens after the snowfall in the region.
Karan stated in a written statement that agricultural frost was effective at an altitude of 500 meters and above as a result of the observations they made in the gardens and that the situation in the gardens would become clear in the coming days.
Ministry of Agriculture - Hazelnut crop estimations
2009 : 494.924-tons Inshell 2010 : 655.211-tons Inshell 2011 : 452.847-tons Inshell
