In Turkey, potatoes have become cheaper by 30%

Published Sep 13, 2024

Tridge summary

In August, Turkey experienced notable price fluctuations in various agricultural products. Potatoes saw the most significant price drop at 29.8%, while cucumbers had the highest price increase at 39.4%. Overall, 22 out of 37 products had price increases, and 14 products had price reductions. These changes were influenced by factors such as early harvesting and higher yields compared to the previous year.
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In August, the prices of potatoes, green onions and onions fell the most in Turkey. At the same time, the price of cucumbers, zucchini, eggplants went up. This is reported by IHA. Last month, the market saw price increases for 22 out of 37 products and price reductions for 14 products, prices for 1 product did not change. "The largest decrease in the producer price was observed in potatoes by 29.8%. After potatoes, lemons fell in price by 25.5%, green onions by 20.9%, onions by 20.4%," said Shemsi Bayraktar, head of the Union of Agricultural Chambers of Turkey (TZOB). According to his information, the price of cucumber increased the most - 39.4%. Zucchini followed by cucumbers by 35.5%, eggplants by 35.4%, lettuce by 26.5%. "This month, producer prices, especially for potatoes, onions and lemons, fell by 20-30%. Harvesting of early potatoes this year began 15-20 days earlier. While early varieties of summer potatoes are about to end, harvesting of mid-early varieties has begun. ...
Source: Agrotimes
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