Pistachio harvest is in a difficult situation in Manavgat, Turkey

The peanut harvest in Manavgat continues at full speed. In Manavgat, where a harvest of 10 to 12 thousand tons is expected this year in an area of 25 thousand acres, producers complain that the price of peanuts, which found buyers at 45 liras per kilogram last year, has dropped to 25 liras this year. In the Manavgat district of Antalya, the harvest of peanuts, which producers generally plant as a second product in the fields where they plant, continues at full speed. The harvest, which was done with manpower in the past, is now done with machines called threshers. Ahmet Deniz, a producer who harvests peanuts in the Karaöz region of the district, stated that they are doing their best to continue agriculture, which has come from their ancestors, as an additional job. Stating that they have no strength left to endure due to the increasing costs, Deniz said, "Although the costs have increased compared to last year, our product sales price has almost dropped to half of last year. It is ...