Harvest of capia pepper has started in Turkey, farmer is hopeful

Published 2021년 8월 27일

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The article highlights the productive harvest season for capia pepper in Turkey, with expectations to yield around 60 thousand tons from 15 thousand decares of land, despite rising input costs affecting producers. The cooperative buys the pepper from producers at 1.80 liras and sells it to retailers at 2.20 liras, with the majority of the produce used in tomato paste, ketchup, and frozen food. The article emphasizes the challenges posed by significant increases in fertilizer and diesel costs, which have been doubled, and calls for government intervention to address these issues.

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FAQ Halit İlhan, President of Çeltikçi and Surrounding Villages Agricultural Development Cooperative, said that compared to last year, they started a productive harvest period for capia pepper, also known as 'oil pepper', 'pepper for tomato paste' and 'red pepper'. Noting that they expect 60 thousand tons of crops from the pepper for tomato paste planted on approximately 15 thousand decares of land this year, İlhan stated that the increasing input costs have bent the back of the producers. Capia pepper is bought from the producer for 1.80 liras. From 2.20 TL, it is sent to the states in various provinces of Turkey. Cooperative President Halit İlhan stated that the capia pepper, which is grown in the Beyköy and Ovaesemen neighborhoods of Karacabey, along with Koşuboğazı, Yumurcaklı, Adaköy Tepecik and Ovaazatlı, especially in Çeltikçi, continues until November. “Oil pepper is one of the indispensable products of our region, it is spreading around the world as tomato paste, ketchup ...

Source: Netgazete