The pistachio harvest has declined.

This year, the low harvest of pistachios in Şanlıurfa has doubled the prices. Pistachio traders said that the market has come to a standstill due to artificial price increases. The low pistachio harvest in Şanlıurfa this year compared to last year has driven up prices. Last year, the product was sold between 250-300 lira, while this year it is being offered between 500 and 600 lira. It is reported that tens of thousands of tons of pistachios in the producer's stock have started to be released to the market. The sudden increase in prices has brought the market to a standstill Pistachio traders said that the market has come to a standstill due to artificial price increases, stating that they have tens of thousands of tons of pistachios in their possession and that authorities need to find a solution to the price imbalance. Traders who could not find buyers for pistachios priced at 650 lira at 500 lira mentioned that artificial increases negatively affected the market. Ahmet Aslan, ...