Turkey: Increase in pulse export makes it difficult to find domestic products in the markets, price increases

Published 2021년 10월 14일

Tridge summary

Turkey is facing a shortage of domestic pulses and is heavily importing them from countries such as India, Argentina, Canada, Thailand, Hungary, and Mexico. The import of these products on a dollar basis has led to a significant increase in their prices due to the rising exchange rate, affecting the citizens. Citizens are questioning the necessity of importing these products when they could be sourced domestically, and expressing concerns over the high prices. Agriculture writer Ali Ekber Yıldırım highlights that Turkey, being the gene center of lentils, is not utilizing its potential and the financial struggles of farmers are preventing them from planting these products.
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Known for being an agricultural country for a while, Turkey has lost this feature as well. There are almost no domestic pulses left on the market shelves. THE PRICE INCREASES AS THE EXCHANGE RISES Recently, chickpeas are imported from India and Argentina, red lentils and green lentils from Canada, rice from Thailand, canned corn from Hungary, and dried beans from Mexico. Since these products are imported on a dollar basis, prices are increasing day by day with the increase in the exchange rate. As such, it is still the citizens who are affected by the situation. CITIZENS COMPLAINING Some of the citizens who complained about the increase in prices, "Why does not the import come from our country?" while others ask, "Is a kilo of chickpeas worth 20 liras?" he asks. "FARMER DOESN'T BREAD BECAUSE HE CANNOT EARN MONEY" Making an evaluation on the subject, ...
Source: Sondakika

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