Increasing rain before Ramadan
Şemsi Bayraktar, Chairman of the Turkish Union of Agricultural Chambers (TZOB), made remarks on the topics of ‘Producer Market Prices Before Ramadan’ and ‘Changes in Ramadan Prices Last Year and This Year and Annual Increases of prices’.
Bayraktar affirmed that access to healthy food gains importance in Ramadan, saying: “Our expectation is that all segments act responsibly, the growing demand is not abused and consumers can access sufficient and reliable food at affordable prices.” .
Bayraktar, in his written statement, stated that the price difference between the producer and the market reached 4.4 times compared to the end of last month.
According to data from the TZOB, the highest price increase in the market between February 28 and March 17 was registered in cabbage with 25.9 percent. The increase in the price of cabbage was followed by green onions with 15.1%, dried onions with 9 percent and green lentils with 8.4 percent.
THE MANUFACTURER CANNOT WIN
Bayraktar said: “Our growers cannot earn enough income from rising prices due to rising costs, and our consumers have to consume dearly. In these days when we fight against the effects of natural disasters such as floods and droughts, especially earthquakes, our expectation is that all sectors act responsibly, that the growing demand is not abused and that consumers can access sufficient food and reliable at affordable prices. prices.
Bayraktar stressed that they have to support the farmers and ensure that they continue production so that there are no problems in the food supply.
“We must motivate our farmers, who suffered great destruction especially in the region of the earthquake, and keep them in the field and production. In these days when production is intensified, we must put all the productive factors at the service of our producers in the earthquake zone. Nowadays, where food is very important, we need to produce more than before. Speculations must not be allowed to prevent our producers and our people from being victims, measures must be taken in time, marketing problems must be solved, and food inspections must be increased.
CHANGES BEFORE RAMADAN
Bayraktar indicated that in the period between February 28 and March 17, the largest price difference between the producer and the market was observed in lemons with 344.7 percent. Affirming that the increase in the price of lemon was followed by apples with 258.3%, raisins with 237.3%, lettuce with 217.2%, red lentils with 210.3% and spinach with 190.5%, Bayraktar shared the following information:
“Lemons were sold 4.4 times, apples 3.6 times, raisins 3.4 times, lettuce 3.2 times, red lentils 3.1 times more on the market. At the producer, lemon with 3 lira 50 kuruş, lemon 15 lira 56 cents, 5 lira apples for 17 lira 92 kurus, 25 lira raisins for 84 lira 32 kurus, lettuce with 4 lira 82 kurus for 15 lira 29 kurus, red Lentils were sold at 13 liras 84 kurus 42 Turkish liras at 94 cents, 5 liras at 64 cents, and spinach at 16 liras at 39 cents.”
28 OF 39 PRODUCTS ARE TIMED
In the same period, when we look at market prices, there was an increase in prices for 28 of 39 products and a decrease in 11 of them, Bayraktar shared the increase in market prices.
Thus, the highest price increase in the market was registered in cabbage with 25.9 percent. The increase in the price of cabbage was followed by green onions with 15.1%, dried onions with 9 percent and green lentils with 8.4 percent. The product with the greatest price decline in the markets was eggplant with 21.9 percent. Tomatoes with 20.4 percent, cauliflower with 19 percent and cucumbers with 14.5 percent followed the decline in eggplant prices.
Bayraktar stated that there was a price decrease in 12 out of 31 products, a price increase in 8 out of 31 products in this process and no price change was observed in 11 products.
PARTIAL DECREASE IN SUMMER PRODUCT PRICES BEGINS
Thus, while the prices of carrots, apples, beans, chickpeas, red lentils, green lentils, rice, dried apricots, raisins, dried figs and pistachios remained unchanged, the product that fell the most was eggplant with 34.5 percent. hundred.
The decrease in the price of eggplant was reduced by lemon with 33.3 percent, tomato with 32.1 percent, cauliflower with 28 percent, potato with 22.5 percent, zucchini with 20.9 percent, lettuce with 19.2 percent and onion with 9.1 percent.
The greatest increase in producer prices was observed in green peppers with 36.8 percent. Eggs with 8.6%, leeks with 7.3%, beef carcasses with 6.2% and green onions with 5.9% followed the price increase of pointed peppers”.