Turkey: Okra price competes with gram gold

Published 2022년 10월 24일

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The price of okra in Kayseri, Turkey has soared to almost the same level as gram gold due to its high cost of production and labor-intensive nature. Ahmet Duran Ertunç, a spice businessman, has observed a significant increase in the kilo price of the first-class green okra, also known as flower okra, which is grown mainly in Amasya, Turkey's largest producer of the crop. The high demand for okra, a staple in Turkish cuisine, especially in the form of soup, contrasts with the lower popularity of large okra in Kayseri, keeping its prices high.

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Okra competes with gram gold Flower okra is produced in Amasya "Large okra is not very popular in Kayseri, so large okra is cheap" KAYSERİ - Ahmet Duran Ertunç, who works as a spice business in Kayseri, said that okra competes with gram gold. The price increase of okra, known for its rich content and laborious production, continues. While okra, which is made in the form of soup at the dinner tables, is highly preferred by the citizens, its price almost competes with gram gold. Spicemaker Ahmet Duran Ertunç, who said that okra is more expensive this year and that its weight price competes with gram gold, said, "Kilo price is close to gram gold. Currently, the first class green okra, which we call flower okra, is 900 TL per kilo. Its second class is a little darker. Its price is 800 TL. Huge okra is not very popular in Kayseri. Therefore, large okra is cheap. This flower, the product we call okra, is produced in Amasya. It is almost the largest producer of Turkey. Apart from that, ...

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