Turkey: The war lowered the price of tomatoes and cucumbers

While Turkey's fruit and vegetable exports to the region were also affected by the Russia-Ukraine war, this situation caused the prices of cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers to fall by up to 30 percent in the domestic market. Yuksel Rabbit, President of the Turkish Carrier Federation, stated that Ukraine and Russia are important markets for fruit and vegetable producers and that the war also affected the exports to this region. Noting that the prices of especially greenhouse products tend to decrease due to the war, Tavşan said, “There is a 20-30 percent decrease in prices. There is a decrease in the prices of tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers in greenhouse products. Normally, these months are the period when the price of greenhouse products is high. " said. Rabbit, stating that the risk in this area will be lower due to the end of the citrus season, said, “This season, tomato and pepper varieties are predominantly going to these countries. In the meantime, the kilogram price of ...