Broccoli, which costs 10 lira in the field, is sold for 70 lira in the market.

In the İznik district of Bursa, broccoli sold in the field for 10 to 20 lira per kilo is being sold in the center of Bursa, 50 kilometers away, for 70 lira per 500-700 grams. Last week, mild weather and lodos winds caused the broccoli to mature quickly, leading to an abundance and a drop in the field price. In İznik, a leading agricultural production area, between 5,000 and 6,000 tons of broccoli are usually produced each year, though this varies from year to year. Despite rising costs, İznik farmers are selling the product below last year's price, expressing their grievances, while consumers are paying dearly for the product, which is sold in the market at 14 times its original price. Producers in Çiçekli Mahallesi, which relies on vegetable production for its livelihood, state that they are helpless due to the plummeting prices. Çiçekli Mahallesi Muhtar Davut Kocabaş said that he has been both producing and trading for 15 years. Emphasizing that farmers are suffering due to the ...