Turkey: Our country's pepper production continues to increase over the years, says Bayraktar

Published 2024년 8월 10일

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The President of the Union of Chambers of Agriculture of Turkey, Şemsi Bayraktar, has expressed concern over the marketing difficulties and low prices faced by farmers for products such as peppers, squash, watermelon, pistachios, almonds, and tomatoes. He highlighted the challenges farmers face due to increasing production costs and the impact of climate change, despite producing under adverse conditions. Bayraktar pointed out that the current market situation is leading to low producer prices and higher consumer prices, potentially driving farmers to abandon production. He called for improvements in the marketing system and organization of the agricultural sector to address product losses and benefit producers and consumers.

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The President of the Union of Chambers of Agriculture of Turkey, Şemsi Bayraktar, made a video press statement regarding the price drops and marketing problems in peppers, squash, watermelon, pistachios, almonds and tomatoes. Bayraktar, who said, “As the Union of Chambers of Agriculture of Turkey, we have been bringing the problems experienced by our farmers to the agenda through 755 Chambers of Agriculture throughout our country since our establishment, and we are trying to be their voice to solve their problems,” continued his statement as follows; “In addition to the production costs such as input, logistics and labor that continue to increase every day, our farmers are now much more exposed to natural disasters such as extreme heat, heavy rain, hail, storms and frost due to changing climate conditions. However, despite all these negative conditions, our devoted farmers did their part this year and continued to produce.” Bayraktar said, “As of August, the harvest continues for ...

Source: Bursahakimiyet