Turkey: Harvesting parsley at a temperature of 40 degrees

While workers in Kilis are harvesting parsley in a sweltering temperature exceeding 40 degrees, producers are worried about not finding workers to hire them. While parsley is harvested at temperatures exceeding 40 degrees in the fields in Kilis, producers cannot find workers to work in the fields. Parsley, whose vineyard is 20 kuruş in the field, is sold for 1 TL in the market. Ahmet Mesut Özgür, Deputy Chairman of Kilis Central Vegetable Producers Union, stated that they work in temperatures exceeding 40 degrees, and said, "We are used to the heat, the products we produce do not pay. Farmers are constantly working for their country and nation. Even though the ball of parsley is 2 liras, that is, the parsley is 20 cents each. When you go to the market today, the vineyard of parsley is 1 lira. There is an imbalance. Because of this, both our producers are suffering. Both our consumers are suffering. 10 liras in the market, 2 liras in the producer, we demand producer markets from ...