The sale prices of cheeses in delicatessen increased. The selling price of white cow’s cheese increased to 160 lire and sheep cheese to 220 lire. A medium mold of cow’s cheese is offered for sale for 90 lire.

“CHEESE WANTS AS MUCH AS A BOX OF MATCHES”

Erdal Akgün, the owner of the Edirne delicatessen, said:

* Cheese prices are on the rise every day. Not a day goes by that we don’t change the price. As prices go up, sales go down.

* Although the people who produce in agriculture and livestock are in a very difficult situation, in that sense, the potential of the people who trade in this business is diminishing.

We see things that we have not seen throughout history. Some people want a quarter mold of cheese. Some people want half. As we see those who want cheese as much as a box of matches, we also experience the sadness of this situation.

“WE CANNOT SEE THE GOVERNMENT BEHIND THE MANUFACTURER”

* Things don’t go like that. We cannot see the state behind the producer. Milk prices are really low. He is in a situation that should never have happened, but the industrialist began to experience difficulties. We say God bless our end.

*I invite the people who run our state to come to their senses as soon as possible. Whatever they do. It is necessary to find a solution to this problem as soon as possible by bringing together all sectors, from the livestock producer to the dairy producer.

* I think we will become completely dependent on foreigners in the huge Turkish Koksa dairy products.

*Cow’s cheese 160 lire, sheep’s cheese 180, 200, 220… Goat’s too. Up to 320 TL of cheddar cheese… 580 grams of cheese cost between 90-100 TL. For a family of four, 400 grams out of 580 grams of cheese goes for breakfast. If someone loves it, we think the 580 grams of cheese will be consumed by a family of 4”.

“WE ARE TRYING TO MANAGE”

Citizen Perihan Baran also said:

“Well, it’s very expensive. Everything is expensive. Cheese is also expensive. I don’t know, we’re having a bad time. We cannot buy, we cannot eat. If we can get everything we need, we get it, if not, we can’t get it either. Of course we buy cheese, once every 2-3 days. But we can’t gain a kilo and set it aside and eat it every day. Whenever we get the money, we take it that way. We’re trying to manage.” (PHOENIX)