When the greenhouses were flooded, the heat of the chili peppers and cucumbers increased.

Published Feb 8, 2026

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At the end of January, the price of a kilo of hot peppers sold for 80-100 liras increased up to 250 liras due to the damage caused by floods in greenhouses in Antalya.

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At the end of January, the price of a kilo of hot peppers, which were sold for 80-100 lira at the beginning of the month, increased to up to 250 lira due to flood damage in greenhouses in Antalya. According to the price changes in products announced by the Union of Agricultural Chambers of Turkey (TZOB) for January, the producer's exit price of hot peppers was 19 lira in December, while it increased to an average of 42 lira in January. The price of a kilo of hot peppers, which started to be sold for 80-100 lira in markets in January after being 50-60 lira in December, reached 250 lira in the markets of Bursa. While cucumbers were bought for 26 lira from farmers in December, the field exit price increased to 57 lira in January. In market prices, cucumbers went from 70 lira to 100 lira. The price of a kilo of cucumbers in markets reached 180 lira, and that of dry beans reached up to 250 lira. Vendors, whose sales decreased as hot peppers and cucumbers became scarce before Ramadan, ...
Source: Kamu3

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