Turkey: Farmer dissatisfied on price difference; 1 TL in the field while 4 TL in the market

Published 2021년 9월 24일

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Pepper producer, Müslüm Gürsel, has pointed out a significant price disparity between the field and the market, with peppers being sold for at least 4 TL in markets, despite costing the producer much less. He criticizes the situation, stating that marketers are profiting from the labor of producers, who are not fairly compensated for their efforts. Gürsel provided an example where he incurred labor costs of 30 thousand TL but only received 50 thousand TL for 50-60 tons of pepper, highlighting the vast margin between the producer's expenses and the consumer price.

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Pepper producer Müslüm Gürsel stated that the price of the pepper they sell in the field is up to 4 TL in the markets. In the markets, it is sold for at least 4 TL," he said. "WE WORK, MARKETERS WIN" Stating that the marketers gain from the product they work for, Gürsel said, "When you think about the cost money of our Worker's money, we do not earn anything. We work and the marketers win. Somehow, this increases 3-4 times from the producer to the consumer. From here, 50-60 tons of pepper came out. If you think that we sell for TL 50 thousand, but our labor cost is 30 thousand TL. ...

Source: Haber7