Dried apricots: preparing for frost

March 18, 2025 at 10:15 AM , Der AUDITOR
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MALATYA. With the weather expected to turn cold farmers are anxiously preparing for agricultural frosts that may impact this year’s dried apricots. The market is paralysed at present. A stark warning has been issued against the incorrect use of pesticides.

Anxious wait for farmers

While Malatya is covered in white as the apricot trees are in full bloom, frost warnings are worrying producers. They have experienced great economic losses in previous years due to frost, especially in 2014 and 2022, which impacted output and exports. Producers are closely monitoring air temperatures and have been urged to take precautions against agricultural frost to prevent a similar scenario unfolding this year. While the effect of frost on production is expected to become clear in the coming days, the farmers’ anxious wait contin

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