Turkey: The prices of fruits and vegetables skyrocketed in the market

Published Apr 17, 2022

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Inflation and a cold wave in Turkey have led to a significant increase in the prices of vegetables and fruits, with green beans being the most expensive at 45 TL per kilo. However, with the arrival of warmer weather in Samsun, market prices have seen a decrease compared to the previous week. Items such as watermelon, kiwi, strawberries, bananas, and eggplant have seen the biggest price drops. Greenhouse products like tomatoes and salads are also on sale this week. The high market prices have left citizens spending an average of 300 liras in a week.

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The prices of vegetables and fruits had skyrocketed due to inflation in Turkey, which had recently been under the influence of a cold wave. In addition to seasonal foods, the burning of greenhouse products also annoyed the citizens doing market shopping and the marketer, whose product sales decreased. With the warming of the weather in Samsun, many items in the public market have been discounted compared to the previous weeks. The most expensive product of the market was green beans with 45 TL per kilo. Underlining that the prices have decreased considerably compared to last week, marketer Taner Yılmaz said, “Until this week, market prices were a bit expensive. There was a little discount on fruits and vegetables this week. Last week, the weight of watermelon was 18 liras, it decreased to 15 liras. Compared to last week, kiwi fell from 20 to 15 liras, strawberries from 40 to 25 liras, bananas from 18 to 15 liras, and eggplant from 38 to 18 liras. We hope that with the warming of ...

Source: Haber7