Russia and the Netherlands get their cabbage not from "Brussels" but from Iznik

In İznik district of Bursa, which meets a significant portion of Brussels sprout production in Turkey, farmers are unable to cover their costs due to a drop in prices within a month. Davut Kocabaş, the Muhtar of Çiçekli Mahallesi, a leading area in İznik for broccoli and Brussels sprout production, said that vegetable farming is widespread in the region. Kocabaş noted that the problems they experienced with broccoli have started to be seen in Brussels sprouts, stating that the price from the farmer, which was 50 lira a month ago, has dropped to between 35-40 lira. Highlighting that producing Brussels sprouts is costly, Kocabaş said: "One gets between 1.5 to 2 tons per hectare. If everything goes well, the farmer gets 2 tons. Since it is difficult to collect, there is a very high collection cost of 20 lira per kilogram. We are currently selling it for 35-40 lira. 20 lira goes to the worker. With the remaining 15-20 lira, should the farmer pay for fuel, fertilizer, medicine, water? ...