Producer's expectation of 60 TL for the base price of hazelnut in Turkey

Hazelnut Kernel

Turkiye

Published Jun 28, 2022

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In his statement, Okusal said, “As in all agricultural products, in order to ensure economic sustainability in hazelnut production, the selling prices of the crop should both cover the cost of the producer and provide a minimum profit to support his family. Our producers, who were physically and psychologically worn out due to the pandemic that almost stopped the world, experienced a great shock as a result of the economic fluctuations caused by both the pandemic and the war tension on our border in the post-epidemic period, and were helpless against the high increases in the costs of all the inputs they used in agricultural production. continues production,” he said.

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60 TL EXPECTATION FOR THE BASE PRICE Okusal continued his explanation as follows: “Considering the base prices announced by TMO last season and the exchange rates of that day, hazelnut, which is the agricultural product that provides the highest income from exports to our country and we rank first in the world in production, was providing our producers with a profit of at least 3.5 dollars per kilo. Despite the great fluctuations in commodity prices this year, our veteran producers, who did not stop producing, got into debt, fertilized the hazelnut orchard, used pesticides, and plowed their orchards with their tractors, have a high expectation of the hazelnut base price to be announced. In the hazelnut base price, even in the worst case, last year's level of 3.5 dollars should be maintained, and the hazelnut price per kilogram should not be less than 60 TL. When prices are announced less than expected, and our producers can't stand the increasing costs and cannot do the necessary ...

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