Duygu Erdoğan - In the production of lentils, which was hit by drought last season, there are problems again in the new planting season. Decreases are expected in red and green lentil plantings due to both drought and the preference of producers who find insufficient support. These problems began to reflect on the consumer as well. While the price of the same branded product in the market in April was around 17 liras in common brands in Turkey, now the weight of domestic red lentils is 25 liras.
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Local green lentils, which were 17.90 liras on the same date, are sold for 20 liras. For the imported products of the same products, the price is around 12-15 liras. Agricultural Writer Ali Ekber Yıldırım evaluates that drought is an important factor in lentil prices, but on the other hand, states that the consumer's awareness of consuming 'domestic products' can be used by companies. Yıldırım said, “Especially, consumers in a certain income group now prefer domestic products. However, lately, we see that companies have benefited from this habit and this has had an impact on the price increase in domestic products. Production was protected Legumes consumption is in an increasing trend in the world. One of the most produced legumes in Turkey, along with chickpeas and dry beans, is lentils. Green and red lentils are produced in an area close to 2.5 million decares. According to the second 'crop production forecast' announced by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK), the decrease ...
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