Turkey: Onion leads difference in field-market price, TMO asks to intervene

Published 2021년 10월 1일

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The Union of Chambers of Agriculture of Turkey (TZOB) reported significant price differences between producers and the market in September, with the highest difference being 253.23 percent in dry onions. The natural gas crisis also impacted the agriculture sector. The market saw price increases in 20 products and decreases in 13 products, with lemon experiencing the highest decrease at 27.33%. Meanwhile, producers experienced price decreases in 7 products and increases in 1 product, with lemon also seeing the highest decrease at 56.05% and potatoes having the highest increase at 45.07%.

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Şemsi Bayraktar, Chairman of the Union of Chambers of Agriculture of Turkey (TZOB), stated that the price difference between the producer and the market reached 3.5 times in September. Bayraktar, in his written statement, made evaluations about the developments in producer market prices and input prices in September. Bayraktar stated that dry onions were sold 3.5 times, parsley and apple 3.4 times, lemon 3.3 times, green beans 3.1 times, raisins and lettuce 2.7 times, and milk 2.6 times more. Onions costing 62 cents, 2 liras for 19 cents, parsley for 66 cents, 2 liras for 26 cents, apples for 2 liras for 8 cents, 6 liras for 97 cents, lemon for 2 liras 25 cents, 7 liras for 42 cents, green beans for 4 liras for 13 cents 12 Raisins are sold for 63 liras, 12 liras, 25 kurus, 32 liras, 80 kurus, lettuce, which is 1 lira, 88 kurus, 5 liras, 3 liras, 7 liras, 87 kurus.In September, the price difference between the producer and the market is at most 253.23 percent. The price difference ...

Source: TRBloomberg