Four Chinese producers who supply vegetables to Chinese restaurants across Europe have transferred their production infrastructure from Spain and the Netherlands to Turkey.

A report in Zaman Daily last week revealed that four producers who between them sell 22 different vegetable lines have leased 20,000 sqm of land near the city of Antalya in southern Turkey. The Chinese growers reported that the Turkish region has similar climatic conditions to those in Spain, claiming that they expect to be able to increase profitability by growing in Antalya.

Chinese businessmen RP Yanki, CH Ceung, Leung Shun Yung and Jery Tang have plantings under protected structures in a joint venture with agricultural firm MTG in Antalya.

The project represents an investment of $500,000 and demand for their produce is such that the Chinese are finding it difficult to meet the needs of the restaurants, which require larger volumes each week than the producers in Turkey can supply. Several of the vegetable lines produced by the Chinese are also proving popular on the local market in Antalya, and according to R.P. Yanki, "the soil in Antalya is much more fertile that that in Spain and the Netherlands". The growers are already planning to increase volumes in order to meet demand.

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