Yavuz stated that cold and rainy weather will be experienced throughout the country on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and that precautions should be taken against agricultural frost.
Yavuz, who warned farmers to be cautious against the risk of agricultural frost in some regions for three days, drew attention to the fact that April is a period when agricultural activities begin intensively.
Yavuz warned, "All the trees are in bloom right now. We want our citizens who are engaged in agriculture to be cautious against agricultural frost. Even temperatures of 2-3 degrees are likely to damage plants and trees right now." According to the latest assessments by the General Directorate of Meteorology, agricultural frost is expected in the inner and northern parts along with the cold and rainy weather that will affect the country.
Tonight, an agricultural frost warning is issued for Central Anatolia, the inner parts of the Black Sea and the northern and western parts of Eastern Anatolia, and tomorrow night for the southeast of Marmara, the Inner Aegean, the Lakes Region, Central Anatolia, the Black Sea and the northern and western parts of Eastern Anatolia.
The Meteorology 15th Regional Directorate also issued an agricultural frost warning for some parts of Diyarbakır, Batman, Siirt, Şırnak and Şanlıurfa.
The Kırşehir Governorship warned that agricultural frost events could occur throughout the province due to the sudden drop in air temperatures.
The General Directorate of Meteorology announced that agricultural frost is expected in the Burdur area and warned citizens.
In a written statement made by the Meteorology General Directorate, Meteorology 5th Regional Directorate, it was stated that "According to the latest evaluations; With the cold and rainy weather continuing in our region (Afyonkarahisar, Uşak, Denizli), agricultural frost is expected between 21:00 on Thursday, April 10 and 10:00 on Saturday, April 12. It is important for our citizens engaged in agricultural activities to carefully follow the temperature forecasts prepared by the Meteorology General Directorate for the provinces and districts and to take precautions against the danger of agricultural frost." In a statement made by the Meteorology 7th Regional Directorate; It was announced that agricultural frost is expected in Kayseri and its surroundings, and it was stated that "According to the latest evaluations, moderate and occasionally strong agricultural frost is expected in the Kayseri and its surroundings tonight and tomorrow (12.04.2025) morning hours. Precautions and cautions should be taken against possible risks."
According to the data received from the Meteorology 12th Regional Directorate; Agricultural frost is expected in the Erzincan area. Accordingly, the agricultural frost danger is expected to continue until Monday morning, April 14, 2025.
Uşak Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry warned producers to take the necessary precautions against agricultural frost until April 12.
The General Directorate of Meteorology also issued an agricultural frost warning for Kırıkkale.
NYLON PRECAUTIONS IN APRICOT GARDENS
In Malatya, where 85 percent of the world's dried apricot production is met, producers tried to take precautions against agricultural frost by covering trees with nylon. In Malatya, where cold weather and showers have been effective for a while, the concern of "agricultural frost" alarmed apricot producers. Some producers in the city tried to take precautions by lighting fires in their gardens and others by covering trees with nylon.
