Damage occurred due to the agricultural frost that was effective in the vineyards that had started to sprout and in some agricultural areas in Manisa.
Manisa Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry teams, who went on damage assessment work in the field upon notifications from many districts, especially Saruhanlı, Turgutlu, Salihli, Alaşehir, conducted inspections in vineyards and agricultural areas.
Manisa Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry Metin Öztürk said that they have 50 early warning and climate stations throughout the province and that according to the data they received from 24 of these stations, temperatures in some regions dropped to zero and 3 degrees below zero from night until morning.
Öztürk, who stated that they were informed about the damages of agricultural frost, said, "There are burns in the buds of vines due to frost damage, especially in our Saruhanlı region and other districts. We observe that the vine shoots have completely lost their function. Yes, there is serious frost damage."
Öztürk, who stated that Manisa is one of the important provinces for TARSİM, said, "We will see the yield losses that will occur due to this damage in the coming days. It is not possible to determine it at the moment."
Salihli Chamber of Agriculture President Cem Yalvaç also said that with the sudden drop in air temperature, frost damage occurred throughout the district. Yalvaç stated that Taytan was among the neighborhoods most affected by frost damage and that there was almost a hundred percent damage to the products in this region.
