In Season in Turkey in October
October brings the olive harvest, the main pomegranate season, Satsumas and early Clementines, apples going into storage and continued cotton ginning. Dried fruit and nut shipments for the year end peak.
32 products in season in October
Products starting this month are marked, as are products in their last month. Click a product for its full inspection guide.
Fresh Fruits
Category overviewFresh FigsLast month
The Bursa Black season runs from August to October.
Main regions: Marmara, Aegean
Table Grapes
Early grapes from Mersin in June; the Aegean harvest from July to October, with cold-stored grapes into winter.
Main regions: Aegean, Mediterranean
Apples
Harvest from August to October; controlled atmosphere stored fruit is shipped until late spring.
Main regions: Mediterranean, Central Anatolia, Aegean
Pomegranates
Harvest from September to November, with stored fruit shipped into winter.
Main regions: Mediterranean, Aegean
Lemons
Early lemons from September; main season October to May.
Main regions: Mediterranean, Aegean
Mandarins
Satsumas from September; Clementines and late varieties through to March.
Main regions: Mediterranean, Aegean
Quinces
Harvest September to November, with stored fruit into winter.
Main regions: Marmara, Central Anatolia
Fresh Vegetables
Category overviewCucumbersStarts
Greenhouse supply from October to June.
Main regions: Mediterranean, Aegean
PeppersStarts
Greenhouse from October to June; field crops in summer.
Main regions: Mediterranean, Marmara, Aegean
ZucchiniStarts
Greenhouse supply October to May.
Main regions: Mediterranean, Aegean
Onions and Garlic
Harvest from June to September; stored onions shipped through winter.
Main regions: Black Sea, Central Anatolia, Marmara
Potatoes
Early crop from May; main crop harvested August to October and stored.
Main regions: Central Anatolia, Aegean, Black Sea
Carrots
Harvest from July, with stored and field-held carrots through winter.
Main regions: Central Anatolia, Mediterranean
Cabbage
Autumn and winter supply.
Main regions: Black Sea, Central Anatolia, Marmara
Cauliflower and BroccoliStarts
Autumn to spring.
Main regions: Marmara, Aegean, Black Sea, Central Anatolia
Lettuce and SpinachStarts
Autumn to spring.
Main regions: Aegean, Marmara, Mediterranean, Black Sea
Green Beans and Peas
Spring to autumn, with greenhouse supply at the margins.
Main regions: Mediterranean, Marmara, Black Sea
Dried Fruits
Category overviewGrains and Pulses
Category overviewCorn (Maize)
First crop harvest from July in Çukurova; main harvest September to November.
Main regions: Mediterranean, Southeastern Anatolia, Central Anatolia, Marmara, Black Sea
RiceLast month
Harvest September to October.
Main regions: Marmara, Black Sea
Dry BeansLast month
Harvest August to October.
Main regions: Central Anatolia, Eastern Anatolia, Marmara
Edible Oils
Category overviewProcessed Food
Category overviewFeed Ingredients
Category overviewAgricultural Commodities
Category overviewCotton
Harvest and ginning from September to December.
Main regions: Southeastern Anatolia, Aegean, Mediterranean
Cottonseed
Available from the ginning season.
Main regions: Southeastern Anatolia, Aegean, Mediterranean
OilseedsLast month
Harvest from July to October.
Main regions: Marmara, Central Anatolia, Mediterranean, Southeastern Anatolia
Agricultural By-Products
Beet campaign from September to January; olive pomace from October to February.
Main regions: Central Anatolia, Aegean, Marmara, Mediterranean, Black Sea
Produced all year
Processed foods, feed and other products made from stored raw materials are available every month. Inspection can be planned around your shipment dates.
Plan your October inspections.
Peak weeks fill quickly. Tell us the products and suppliers and we will plan visits around the harvest.