Turkish okra price competes with gram gold

While okra, which is made in the form of soup at the iftar tables, is highly preferred by the citizens, its price almost competes with gram gold. Spice maker Ahmet Duran Ertunç said that okra is more expensive this year and that its weight is competitive with gram gold. First class green okra, which we currently call flower okra, costs 900 TL per kilo. His second grade is getting a little darker. Its price is 800 TL. Large okra is not very popular in Kayseri. That's why large okras are cheap. This flower, the product we call okra, is produced in Amasya. It is almost the biggest producer in Turkey. Apart from that, fresh okra is produced a lot in cities such as Adana and Mersin, but this flower, the product we call okra, only grows in Amasya. That's why it determines the market," he said. PRICE COMPETES WITH GRAMS OF GOLD Stating that they used to sell 1 kilo of okra a lot, but citizens now buy okra by grams, Ertunç said, "When it is said that a guest will come to his house in ...