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Turkish CHP Çanakkale Deputy Özgür Ceylan highlighted the challenges faced by olive and olive oil producers in Turkey and Europe, caused by the driest year in the past 500 years due to climate change. Despite the severe drought, the impact on Turkey is less than in Spain. However, Turkish producers are struggling with low yields and are disappointed with the financial support they receive, which is only 15 cents per kilogram for grain olives and 80 cents for olive oil, in contrast to Europe's 1.3 euros per liter of olive oil. Ceylan called for a review of the current supports, citing increased costs in diesel and fertilizer as further burdens for producers.
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CHP Çanakkale Deputy Özgür Ceylan brought up the problems of olive and olive oil producers in his statement at the General Assembly of the Turkish Grand National Assembly. Stating that the driest year of the last 500 years has been experienced in Europe, Ceylan said, “The producers of our country were also affected by the global climate change. It is pleasing to see that the situation is not as bad as in Spain, although there is a low yield in places due to drought in the olive, which ends the 2022 harvest season. Expressing that olive and olive oil producers in Anatolia, the homeland of the olive tree, are troubled, Ceylan said, “While in Europe, 1.3 euros per liter of olive oil is supported, in our country, 15 cents per kilogram for grain olives and 80 cents ...
Source: Gida Hatti Agri News
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