Harvesting of 250 thousand decares of sunflower seeds has started in Turkey
Sunflower Seed
Turkiye
Published Sep 22, 2022
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Seed sunflower harvest has started in Eskişehir. Sunflowers planted on 250 thousand decares in this province will be sold to companies with which the producer has a contract. The yield is at the desired level due to the effect of precipitation in the product, which is grown under more sensitive conditions than sunflower, which is used for oil production. Producers who are happy with their yield are suffering from the prices given. The expected price of 15 lira per kilogram, around 10 lira, upsets the producers.
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Seed sunflower harvest has started in Eskişehir. Sunflowers planted on 250 thousand decares in this province will be sold to companies with which the producer has a contract. The yield is at the desired level due to the effect of precipitation in the product, which is grown in more sensitive conditions than sunflower, which is used for oil production. Producers who are happy with their yield are suffering from the prices given. The expected price of 15 lira per kilogram, around 10 lira, upsets the producers. Producers expect the prices of sunflower seeds, which are sold for almost 5 times more than sunflower used for oil, to improve. “A type of sunflower that is more difficult to produce than that used for oil” Speaking about the subject, Tepebaşı Chamber of Agriculture President Süleyman Toptanan stated that rainfall increases the yield. Stating that the farmers are satisfied with the yield, meeting said, “When we look at the last year, there are changes. We see that product ...
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