Turkey: Request for support from olive producers

In Denizli, Kale Chamber of Agriculture President Emin Çakmakçı stated that olive oil and table olives should be supported per kilogram due to their high costs. Kale Chamber of Agriculture President Emin Çakmakçı stated that in the Kale district of Denizli, famous for the olives and olive oils it produces, 16 kilograms of olives are harvested per tree from 750 thousand olive trees and an average of 2,100 tons of olive oil is produced, and drew attention to the fact that despite the yield figures, the producer is experiencing a crisis due to increasing costs and low prices. Çakmakçı, who stated that the support amounts given to olive producers were far below the producers' expectations and that olive and olive oil also need sustainable agricultural policies, said, "The fact that olive oil prices were 50 percent lower than last year this year upset all olive producers. Last year, olive oil prices were around 300 TL in these months. It is currently being bought and sold for 150-160 ...