There is no sign of the farmers market.

No trace remains of the old peasant markets, which were once the favorite because the vegetables and fruits were cheaper than other markets and at the same time organic.

Rural markets, where many foods, especially vegetables and fruits, were sold at a low price, have moved away from this image, despite the fact that in the past everything was expensive. Rising prices for basic food items have changed the image of rural markets, known as the cheapest alternative. Both the manufacturer and the buyer are in trouble.

ALMOST CLOSE TO MARKET PRICE

The prices in the market that opens on Thursdays in the Marmaris district of Muğla and where the products grown by peasant producers are sold, are almost close to market prices.

There is no fruit under 30 lire on the market. Fresh phyllo is 10 TL, mushrooms, okra and black figs are 100 TL per kilo. The village markets, which were previously known for their low prices, today have become regular neighborhood markets. Especially in the case of summer fruits and vegetables, the fact that there is no product with a price per weight of less than 30 lira has greatly affected everyone’s purchasing power.

HERE SOME PRICES IN THE PEASANT MARKET

A parsley vine at the villagers’ market costs 20 TL at the cheapest place. Fresh Corn on the Cob 10-20, Dragon Fruit 15-20, Avocado 15-25, Hand Rolled Fresh Dough 10, Cheese 200-385, Mushrooms 100, Okra 100, Black Figs 100, Green Beans 70-80, Red Kidney beans 70-90, peach 35-50, fig 70-80, green pepper 50-75, grapes 35-50, plum 40-50, banana 30-50, pear 40, apricot 60 lbs.

THE NIGHT MARKET IS PREFERRED

Sadike Eraslan, a 70-year-old farmer living in the rural Çamlı district of Marmaris, made the following statements to SÖZCÜ:

“We have been manufacturers since I can remember. Own production, from quail eggs to the vegetables and fruits that I sell here. Okay, we have land and land, we produce without needing anyone. But it used to be, it no longer saves.

Everything is really expensive. We certainly did not get what we produced. Also, when we sell from people, we listen to words. They say “too expensive”. But we’re not cheap either. You have diesel, electricity, water to produce, rent on the market, start-up money, fertilizers, prices are going up. I’m 70 years old and I’m still working”

Eraslan stated that although okra weighs 100 lira, he gives 80 lira to those who say they have no money, saying, “The consumer is in a really difficult situation. People come to the market at night. Where from? To be able to buy the rest of the merchant’s goods at a cheaper price. What should we do? Now we are selling everything we can afford to convert the product we have into money. In other words, we have to sell. And it takes money to pay it back. I sell everything I produce to convert it into money”, he said.

TWO UNIVERSITIES WORK IN THE MARKETS

When we look at the peasant producers in the Marmaris market, there are generally more women.

Women producers and some young women, university students, work daily in the stalls to cover their school expenses.

The only problem common to all producers and employees is the bad direction of the economy and the constant increase in prices. For this reason, it is stated that those who used to gain 2 kilos can no longer gain weight even 1 kilo, and have reduced their purchasing power of cereals to half a kilo and even.