August is the month of rising prices

Şemsi Bayraktar, President of the Turkish Union of Agricultural Chambers (TZOB), assessed the price changes between the producer and the market in August and the reasons for these changes.

According to the statement, the difference in prices between the producer and the market in August was registered in apples with a maximum of 450 percent. The price difference in the case of apples was followed by raisins with 437.8 percent, carrots with 325.6 percent, dried onions with 312 percent, and dried figs with 218.6 percent. percent and parsley with 200.6 percent.

Apples sold for 5.5, raisins for 5.4, carrots for 4.3, onions for 4.1, dried figs for 3.2, and parsley for 3 times as much. Apples with 5 lira cost 27.50 lira, raisins with 25 lira cost 134.46 lira, carrots with 6 lira cost 25.54 lira, onions with 3.70 lira cost 15.24 lira, and dried figs with 55 lira cost 175.22 lira. Parsley, which cost 3.63 lire, was sold at the market for 10.91 lire.

MARKET AND MANUFACTURER PRICES

In August, prices increased for 28 of 37 products and decreased for 9 of 37 products. The product with the highest monthly price increase in the market in August was raisins with 45.9 percent. The increase in the prices of raisins was followed by parsley with 37.3 percent, green beans with 27 percent and dried apricots with 24.6 percent. The product with the greatest price decrease in the market was carrots with 20.1 percent. The fall in the price of carrots was followed by onion with 17.1 percent, green pepper with 14 percent and cucumber with 13.3 percent.

When producer prices are analyzed, 15 of 29 products have increased their prices in August, while prices have decreased in 8 of them. There were no price changes on 6 products. The largest increase in producer prices was registered in tomato with 47.1 percent. The increase in prices of tomatoes was followed by green onions with 41.5 percent, parsley with 36.3 percent, lettuce with 31.2 percent and green beans with 28.3 percent. .

REASONS FOR CHANGES IN MANUFACTURER PRICES

Bayraktar, who assessed the reasons for the change in producer prices, said:

“The restriction on dry onion exports and the increase in supply caused a drop in dry onion prices. The intensification of the summer carrot harvest and the decrease in demand in the summer months caused the prices to fall.

The drop in the price of black pepper, zucchini and aubergines was due to the increase in the supply of these products. Foreign demand and growing consumer demand, especially for winter use, were effective in the tomato case. The supply did not meet the demand for beans, green onions, parsley and lettuce.

The hazelnut price rose after the announcement of the purchase price by the Turkish Grains Board. The increase in the lemon price was due to the decrease in supply, since the harvest of the early lemon variety has not started.

Once again, the decrease in the supply of potatoes pushed up the prices. The fact that the pistachio is not a year old has increased the price with the harvest of the new product”.

INCREASE IN FERTILIZER AND FUELS PRICES

Bayraktar said the following about the prices of agricultural production inputs:

“According to the price data that we receive from the input markets through our cameras, in August, compared to July, 20,20.0 percent of compound fertilizers, 14.8 percent of DAP fertilizers, 13.5 percent ammonium sulfate fertilizers, 9.6 percent urea fertilizers, and calcium ammonium nitrate. fertilizers rose 3.7 percent.

Compared with August last year, calcium ammonium nitrate fertilizers increased 21.1 percent, compound fertilizers 20,20.0 percent increased 18 percent, DAP fertilizers increased 11.7 percent percent, urea fertilizers increased 8.9 percent and ammonium sulfate fertilizers increased 3 percent.

The price of diesel increased 4.1 percent monthly and 42.7 percent compared to last year. Fattening and dairy feeds were up 1.7 percent in August compared to July, up 26.7 percent in fattening feed and 27.6 percent in dairy feed in the past year. The price of pesticides increased by 42.9 percent and the prices of electricity increased by 3.1 percent in the last year.