Aydın Agricultural Chamber President Kendirlioğlu: Cotton producer expects at least 10 TL premium

Noting that as of 2025, the production cost of cotton has increased to 35 TL per kilogram from the current 26-27 TL, Aydın Chamber of Agriculture President Mehmet Kendirlioğlu said, "As the producer cannot get the value of their labor, the areas of cotton cultivation are shrinking every day." Responding to a question about the damage to cotton from recent effective rainfall in Aydın and its surroundings, Aydın Chamber of Agriculture President Mehmet Kendirlioğlu stated that although rainfall causes simple damage to cotton, the overall rainfall is a source of joy for the farmer. Kendirlioğlu noted that the rainfall could cause a price drop of about 1 TL due to a decrease in cotton quality, but it is very beneficial for olives and chestnuts. "Cotton does not like water from above, i.e., rain. Moisture is affected by rain. The quality decreases, and the price drops by about 1 lira in the market, but there is no problem. In previous years, there was no rainfall until the end of ...