Turkey: Bean prices put producers in a difficult situation

In Bursa, where most of Turkey's green bean needs are met, producers are worried about prices this year. The producer, who said that last year green beans were sold for 30 liras per kilo, stated that this year it dropped to 12 liras. Producers stated that they were crushed under the increasing workers' wages and costs. According to 2023 TÜİK data, Bursa ranks first in our country with the production of 70 thousand 414 tons of green beans in an area of 39 thousand 941 decares. Bursa's Yenişehir district meets 55 percent of this production with 38 thousand 640 tons of bean production. In this region, where most of Turkey's green bean needs are met, producers who started harvesting at the beginning of July complained about selling below cost. Explaining that he has been a bean producer for 15 years, Osman Kakız said, "Our bean production has not made money for more than two years. We produce, we grow, we bring in workers from ...