Mahmal-brand greenhouse tomatoes from Yigit Economic Society — cluster (truss), beef and cherry — grown year-round in a 2.54 million m² European-equipped glasshouse complex in Kaka, Ahal region, GLOBALG.A.P. IFA certified, 80,000 tonnes a year, shipped by refrigerated truck to the Gulf and Central Asia.
Specification
- Cluster (truss) tomato — harvested as the fruit colours and ripened on the vine, usually 5 to 6 fruits per truss, round, red, 150 to 160 g average; 10 to 20 days shelf life. The volume line, in demand across the CIS and Middle East
- Beef tomato (the producer also calls these sun-shaped tomatoes) — large-fruited, pink to red, multi-locular, some fruit to 450 g; harvested individually; the flavour line
- Cherry tomato — small round fruit from thumb to golf-ball size, round to slightly oblong, red as standard (yellow, green and black on request); crack-resistant
- Grown hydroponically under glass with climate control, CO₂ enrichment from the boiler plant, and Karakum-canal water treated through settling basins, sand, carbon and membrane filtration before mineral dosing
- Production 12 months a year; greenhouse held at 20 to 25 °C from −17 °C outside in winter to 45 °C in summer
- Certification: GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) v6.0 Sep22, Fruit and Vegetables, audited by Control Union Certifications B.V.; phytosanitary certificate per consignment
- Packed in printed Mahmal cartons (as pictured) or returnable plastic crates; grades and pack weights to buyer specification
Product data
Mahmal greenhouse tomatoes — Yigit ES, Kaka, Ahal — HS 0702.00
| Type | Fruit size | Harvest | Shelf life | Notes |
|---|
| Cluster (truss) | 150 – 160 g, 5 – 6 per truss | On the vine, colouring | 10 – 20 days | Red, round; main export line |
| Beef | Up to 450 g | Individually | Standard | Pink to red, multi-locular |
| Cherry | Thumb to golf-ball | On the vine | Standard | Red; other colours on request; crack-resistant |
Producer capacity
| Parameter | Norm |
|---|
| Greenhouse area | 2,540,000 m² (2025), from 100,000 m² in 2018 |
| Annual output | More than 80,000 tonnes |
| Total land under management | 1,000 ha |
| Staff | 400, rising to 700+ with the new phase |
| Climate | 20 – 25 °C year-round; heating on natural gas / fuel oil, CO₂ recovery; air cooling |
| Water | Karakum canal, settled, sand / carbon / membrane filtered, 234 t buffer tank |
| Certification | GLOBALG.A.P. IFA v6.0 F&V (Control Union) |
| Current export markets | UAE, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan |
Applications
Supermarket and wholesale-market importers in the Gulf, Central Asia, Russia and the Caucasus; food-service distributors; and — with GLOBALG.A.P. in place — European retail programmes, which Yigit states it intends to enter. Winter supply (November to April) is where Turkmen greenhouse tomatoes have the strongest price position.
Producer
Yigit Economic Society was founded in 2008 and entered agriculture in 2015 with 1,000 hectares under management. The first 100,000 m² glasshouse (3,600 t/yr) opened in 2018; two more complexes totalling 240,000 m² followed in 2019, a further 400,000 m² in 2022, and a 2,140,000 m² expansion in 2025 brought the site to 2.54 million m² — one of the largest greenhouse complexes in Central Asia. Equipment is from leading European greenhouse suppliers; agronomists and engineers run the crop under sensor-controlled heat, humidity, CO₂ and light, growing cluster, sun-shaped (beef) and cherry tomatoes at a current capacity of more than 80,000,000 kg a year. Produce is sold under the Mahmal trademark. Address: 10th km of the Dushak–Mane road, Shukur Bagshy farmers’ association, Kaka district, Ahal region.
Loading and delivery
FCA Kaka (Ahal region) by refrigerated truck; DAP to Gulf, Central Asian and Russian destinations on request; air freight for cherry and premium truss. Cartons or crates on pallets; a refrigerated semi-trailer takes about 18 to 20 tonnes. Availability is year-round; grade mix, pack format, price and delivery schedule are confirmed at quotation.
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