Lemon, which cost 2.50 TL with the manufacturer, was sold for 16.84 TL in the market.

Şemsi Bayraktar, President of the Turkish Union of Agricultural Chambers (TZOB), assessed the problems faced by producers in the agricultural BAĞ-KUR, the price differences between the producer and the market in April and the changes in the prices of the inputs.

Bayraktar, speaking in his video press release today, gave information on farmers’ market prices in April.

Stating that the highest price difference between the grower and the market in April was seen in lemons at 573.6 percent, Bayraktar continued his statement as follows:

“The increase in the price of lemon increased by 261.2 percent for apples, 209.8 percent for raisins, 181 percent for dried figs, 179.1 percent for spinach, 177.5 percent for eggplants, 175 8 percent for green peppers, 175 percent, followed by parsley with 7 percent and red lentils with 152.9 percent.

Lemon 6.7 times, apple 3.6 times, raisins 3.1 times, dried figs, spinach, eggplant, green pepper and parsley 2.8 times, red lentils and lettuce 2.5 times, cucumber 2.4 times sold in the market.

At the producer, lemon with 2 liras and 50 cents is 16 liras for 84 cents, apples with 5 liras for 18 liras for 6 cents, raisins with 25 liras for 77 liras 46 cents, dried figs with 55 liras for 154 liras 55 cents, spinach with 6 liras for 17 cents is 17 liras 22 Eggplant cost 9 liras and 50 kurus was sold to consumers for 26 liras, 36 kurus, and green peppers cost 10 liras 13 kurus, 27 liras 94 kurus”.

MARKET PRICES

Bayraktar said that 23 of the 36 products on the market in April saw a price increase and 13 a price decrease.

“The product with the highest price increase in the market was potatoes with 41.9 percent. The potato price increase was followed by carrots with 24.9 percent, onion with 18.7 percent, beef with 11.5 percent and lamb with 11.2 percent.

The product whose price decreased the most in the market was pumpkin with 26 percent. The fall in the price of zucchini was followed by green onions with 19.2 percent, red lentils with 18.4 percent and cucumbers with 11.7 percent.

MANUFACTURER PRICES

“In April, price increases were observed in 14 of 28 products, while prices fell in 6 of them. There was no price change on 8 products.

In April, the product whose price decreased the most in the producer was green pepper with 42.1 percent. Cucumber with 40.8 percent, lemon with 28.5 percent, zucchini with 27.8 percent and eggplant with 26.9 percent followed the fall in the price of hot peppers.

The greatest increase in the producer price was observed in potatoes with 122.2 percent. The potato price increase was followed by carrots with 75 percent, onions with 37.2 percent, lettuce with 27.3 percent, and veal and lamb carcasses with 11.5 percent. .

CHANGES IN THE PRICES OF MONTHLY AND ANNUAL INPUTS IN APRIL

Bayraktar, who also gave information on monthly and yearly input price changes, continued his speech as follows:

“According to the price data we received from the input markets through our cameras, in April compared to March, urea fertilizer was 7.3 percent, calcium ammonium nitrate fertilizer 5.8 percent, fertilizer compound 20.20.0 3.2 percent, ammonium sulfate fertilizer 1.4 percent and DAP fertilizer fell 0.9 percent.

Compared with April of the previous year, in the past year, urea fertilizer decreased by 25.3 percent, ammonium sulfate fertilizer by 17.7 percent, calcium ammonium nitrate fertilizer by 0.8 percent, compound fertilizer 20.20.0 by 13.3 percent and DAP fertilizer by 10 percent increased by 0.7 percent.

Diesel price decreased 3.7 percent on a monthly basis and 9.2 percent compared to last year. Fattening feed increased 0.4% in April compared to March, dairy feed increased 0.1%, fattening feed increased 21.8% and dairy feed increased 22.5% in the last anus. Electricity prices have risen 18.2 percent in the past year.

Fertilizer prices continue to fall annually for the last five months. The prices of all inputs must be kept at reasonable levels so that the cost of the product does not increase, our producers are not victimized and production is not affected.

AGRICULTURE LINKAGE PROBLEM

Bayraktar, who also spoke about the farmers’ BAĞ-KUR agricultural problem, said: “Regarding the BAĞ-KUR agricultural problem, which we convey both verbally and in writing to our Minister and Deputy Minister, that it is important for our farmers. , and for which we demand a solution, the necessary arrangements are made to ensure the sustainability of agricultural production and eliminate the grievances of our farmers, I would like to draw attention once again to the need for it “and continued his explanation as follows ;

“While other policyholders can retire by paying premiums for 20 years, our producers earn the right to retire by paying premiums for 9,000 days, or 25 years. This injustice must be removed and the number of days of premium payments must be reduced. Also, since the premium debts that our farmers are still paying are very high, our members have a hard time paying. SSI premiums must be reduced to a more reasonable and payable level.

Our farmers who stop paying premiums by certifying that their income is low with an exemption certificate must be debited for the exemption period. Our farmers, whose BAĞ-KUR agricultural premiums have been stopped, must be included in the scope of revival through structuring. The administrative fines imposed on the Chambers of Agriculture for the procedural deficiencies that arise during the withdrawal requests of our producers must be amnestied. Our farmers must be compensated for their losses in this regard.”