THOUGH THEIR PRODUCTIONS ARE LOW PERFORMANCE AND DO NOT COMPLY, IN MANY CASES, EU LEGISLATION ON USE FITOSANITARIOS.

Turkey is making great productions vegetables, You reference to the main produced in Spanish greenhouses, although these figures intended for a large number of hectares.

From data on crops in greenhouses and outdoors from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Turkey follows that almost triples 2011 the Spanish tomato production, since the country Eurasian produced in that year 11.003.433 tons of tomato, against the 3.864.120 Spain generated.

You based on the number of hectares dedicated to the cultivation of this vegetable, the difference is even much higher. In 2011 Turkey dedicated to the tomato crop total 328.000 hectares, against the 51.204 from Spain.

As performance data are very favorable to Hispanic productions, because Spanish farmers succeeded in 2011 yield in tomato production 7,55 kilos per square meter compared to 3,35 obtained by Turkey in the same year, Always according to FAO data on total crop (shelter and outdoor) corresponding to the two countries.

The second important vegetable in the volume produced, of the eight analyzed, Watermelon is, of which Turkey was producing in 2011 a total of 3,86 million tonnes, faced with the 0,77 million tons produced in the same year Spain.

The yield per square meter was 2,65 kilos for Turkish productions and 4,31 for Spanish. A production of watermelons dedicated in Turkey 2011 a total of 146.018 hectares, while in Spain they were allocated to the production of this summer fruit 17.783 hectares.

Turkish production of cucumbers was 2011, according to FAO, of 1,75 million tonnes, on a surface 62.746 hectares and a yield per square meter 2,79 kilos.

As for the production of pepper, He dedicated in Turkey 2011 93.826 hectares, with a production of 1,97 million tonnes and performance 2,10 kilograms per square meter.

This is one of the vegetables most widely rejected in Europe for pesticide residues usually contain, Like this, last week the Bulgarian authorities prevented the entry of a contingent pesticide residues according to the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF).

The analyzes showed that peppers pesticide residues containing Methomyl, in a ratio of 0,206 mg / kg. The Maximum Residue Limit (LMR) for methomyl in peppers is 0,02 mg / kg., so this game multiplied by 10,3 MRL.

Methomyl is an insecticide and acaricide group of carbamates, with action systemically, contact and stomach, ovicida, y larvicide adulticide. that affects the nervous system and the insect respiration.

Methomyl poisoning produces headache, fainting, excessive sweating, sickness, abdominal pain, vomiting, blurry vision, muscle strain, Unusual small pupils, respiratory distress and even coma entry.

The Bulgarian authorities proceeded to destroy peppers, so they have not come to be distributed in any market, making communication on the RASFF 10 October, while the RASFF has published date 14 the same month.