Grapes: Şemsi Bayraktar, Chairman of the Union of Chambers of Agriculture of Turkey (TZOB)

Şemsi Bayraktar, Chairman of the Union of Chambers of Agriculture of Turkey (TZOB), said, "Let's appreciate our grapes, grapes are a product that has a net export income of 500 million dollars without importing anything into our country." said. TZOB Chairman Şemsi Bayraktar participated in the grape harvest in Turgutlu district of Manisa. Bayraktar was accompanied in his program by Turgutlu Chamber of Agriculture President Abdullah Şenol, Manisa Chambers of Agriculture Coordination Board and Şehzadeler District President Hüseyin Altındağ and other district chamber presidents. Stating that the grape yield was approximately 35 percent low this year due to natural disasters, Bayraktar said, "When high input prices were added to the low yield, production costs increased significantly." Bayraktar said, "Our farmers are producing under difficult conditions due to increasing costs, exchange rate increases and natural disasters. In order for our farmers to continue their production by ...