Description
Being produced since ancient times, apple with its skin and shiny outer is a fruit that belongs to the temperate climate. Height of its tree is generally about 8-10 meters while its width reaches up to 10-12 meters. While it can be produced all year around, it is actually a winter fruit, as it is more fruitful to produce it in months such as december, november and january. There exists approximately 6000 cultivars of apple. Turkey on the other hand produces about 450 cultivars of apple.
Some of the most productive sorts are; Starking, Golden, Starkspur, Beacon, Grany Smith, Jonathan, Black Stoyman Improved, Starkrimson and Amasya Apple. Among these, Starkrimson, Starking, Golden and Amasya Apple are the kinds of apple that are produced the most in Turkey. Isparta, Niğde, Karaman, Çanakkale, Amasya, Antalya and Mersin are the provinces that produces the most apple in Turkey. Apples from Turkey is fifth in the world in terms of productivity. %14 of the cultivated area in Turkey is used for pomiculture, and %5.4 of this land arranged to pomiculture is used for cultivating apple.
Turkey which has an important place in the cultivation of apple in the world, produces 2.680.466 tonne of apple in an area of approximately 2 million decares. As apple is a fruit that can be consumed all year around and can be obtained easily by people from very varying economic conditions, apple export is only about 7 percent.
Apples can be safely kept 9 to 12 months in cold-storage plants and two weeks in a standard refrigerator without any deterioration. Generally, apples are used in the making of compote, turkish delight and vinegar by drying it.
With cupitfood buying apple from Turkey becomes very easy.Cupitfood as a company of supplier of organic fruits and vegetables is able to export the amount you need to anywhere in the world. As one of the best food distribution companies in Turkey, our company only delivers the freshest fruits and vegetables for you. All of our apples are produced with the care they deserve by Turkish farmers. We are ready and determined to provide you with the best Turkish apples. As cupitfood, a turkish exporter of wholesale fresh fruits and vegetables, our mission is to introduce the food that we like and produce with diligence to the world.