Turkey: Our country’s pepper production has continued to increase over the years

Published Aug 10, 2024

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The President of the Union of Chambers of Agriculture of Turkey, Şemsi Bayraktar, has reported a significant increase in pepper production in the country, with a 55% rise to 3 million tons in 2023. Despite the production challenges due to climate change, farmers are producing more. However, Bayraktar has expressed concern over the marketing and price issues of various agricultural products like peppers, squash, watermelon, pistachios, almonds, and tomatoes. He highlighted the challenges of low producer prices and the inadequate demand for the increased production, resulting in falling producer prices for these products. The high supply and low demand for watermelon and pistachios have further driven down prices. Bayraktar called for interventions by the Soil Products Office and suggested the need to establish an effective marketing system in the country to address these issues.

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The President of the Union of Chambers of Agriculture of Turkey, Şemsi Bayraktar, said, “Our country’s pepper production continues to increase over the years. Pepper production, which was 1.9 million tons in 2010, increased by 55 percent to 3 million tons in 2023.” The President of the Union of Chambers of Agriculture of Turkey, Şemsi Bayraktar, made a video press statement regarding the price drops and marketing problems in peppers, squash, watermelon, pistachios, almonds and tomatoes. Bayraktar said, “As the Union of Chambers of Agriculture of Turkey, we have been bringing the problems experienced by our farmers to the agenda through 755 Chambers of Agriculture throughout our country since our establishment and trying to be their voice in order to find solutions to their problems,” and continued his statement as follows; “In addition to production costs such as input, logistics and labor that continue to increase every day, our farmers are now much more exposed to natural ...

Source: Iha