Turkiye: It upset the bean producer who started the season with record prices

Published 2024년 8월 8일

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Farmers in Aydın, a major vegetable and fruit production center in Turkey, are facing challenges due to an unbalanced price in the agricultural sector, specifically with green beans. The price has significantly dropped from 105 TL to 15 TL, leaving farmers with losses and forcing them to destroy their bean fields as the cost of production, including electricity and irrigation, exceeds the current wholesale price. Mehmet İnce, a farmer, highlighted the situation, stating that the current prices do not cover workers' wages and are causing financial strain for producers. The farmers blame unplanned production for the current difficulties and suggest the need for a more stable and fair pricing system to sustain their operations.

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Producers in Aydın, one of Turkey's most important vegetable and fruit production centers, complained about unplanned agriculture. Stating that their biggest problem in the agricultural sector after the drought is price imbalance, farmers complained about the price of green beans, which started the season with 105 TL, dropping to 15 TL today, and stated that they had to spoil their bean fields, whose price did not even cover the cost of harvesting. Farmers who produce beans in the plateaus between Aydın's Köşk district and İzmir's Ödemiş districts stated that they had to destroy the fields. Mehmet İnce, one of the farmers, stated that the current wholesale price of the green beans they produce with great effort is far below the cost of electricity, irrigation and harvesting, and said, “I am 52 years old. I have been engaged in agriculture for as long as I can remember. Unfortunately, we couldn't find any middle ground. In this case, neither the producer nor the consumer is ...

Source: Iha