Chestnut prices soared: Raw is 200-300 liras, 100 grams of cooked is 50 liras in Turkey

Chestnut shortage reflected on prices SİNOP - Chestnuts, which have a high price this season, are sold raw for 200-300 liras, and cooked for 50 liras for 100 grams. Chestnut, the popular fruit of the winter months, attracts attention with its high price this year. Chestnut lovers can buy chestnuts, which are almost non-existent, in very small quantities due to their high price. The price of chestnuts, which are scarce due to reasons such as illness and lack of rain, is astonishing. In Sinop, where Erfelek lamb chestnut is famous, raw chestnuts are offered to customers at stalls for 200-300 liras, and 100 grams of kebabs are offered to customers for 50 liras. Kadir Demirbaş, who has been selling chestnuts on the Sinop coast for many years, said in his statement regarding the prices: "We have been doing this business for 45 years. We make milk corn and chestnut kebabs. This year, there is a shortage of chestnuts. It is expensive because there is a shortage. If we look at last year, ...