Turkey: A solution is sought for 500 thousand tons of onions in the warehouse
Fresh Onion
Turkiye
Published Jan 15, 2022
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The producer, who could not sell the onions he produced last year, has a marketing problem this year as well. Noting that thousands of tons of onions are waiting in warehouses, the producer is worried. Commenting on Tarımdanhaber.com, Polatlı Onion Producers Association President İlhami Teke said, “We sell products below our cost. However, we have a market problem. If the necessary measures are not taken, we will experience the problem of excess products that we experienced last year," he said.
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The producer, who could not sell the onions he produced last year, has a marketing problem this year as well. Noting that thousands of tons of onions are waiting in warehouses, the producer is worried. Commenting on Tarımdanhaber.com, Polatlı Onion Producers Association President İlhami Teke said, “We sell products below our cost. However, we have a market problem. If the necessary measures are not taken, we will experience the problem of excess products that we experienced last year," he said. IT SHOULD BE DAMAGED ASAP Drawing attention to the risk of losing 500 thousand tons of onions waiting in warehouses, Mayor Teke said, “As a producer, onions cost us one lira per kilogram. Currently, we sell onions at prices between 50-60 kuruş. 80-90 cents cleaned. Under these conditions, the producer suffers. However, even in this case, we have a marketing problem. We are unable to ship items abroad due to freight charges. Those who do this job complain about not being able to find ...
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