“We should accept 20 TL at the counter as cheap”

While Turkey is leaving behind one of the most expensive summer seasons in the history of fruits and vegetables due to the effect of high inflation and deficiencies in production policies, it is entering the winter season with high yields at high costs.

Yüksel Tavşan, president of the Federation of Turkish Market Traders, pointed out that there were problems, especially with fruit in the summer period and that prices were very high, stating: “The first reason is that there is not enough product. Second Firstly, the cost increases are very high. The fruit costs more. In other words, if you sell cherries for 20-25 TL, the producer does not receive real money. Now we will accept that 20 TL is a cheap price. No money. “When you enter the retail market, if the price per kilogram of a product is 15 to 20 Turkish lira, from now on we will accept it as cheap,” he said.

Tavşan pointed out that there were no problems in the supply of winter products and that the product was abundant and stated that there was no shortage of products in potatoes and onions. Tavşan pointed out that one of the issues to highlight in this period is the low price of citrus fruits and he expressed his expectations for the winter season as follows:

. Yüksel Tavşan, President of the Turkish Halallers Federation,

GREENHOUSES WILL BE EXPENSIVE TO OPEN

“For example, the lemon problem was reported on social media. The producer removed the trees. Lemons and tangerines are cheap at the moment, but it is not yet clear what will happen to oranges. Apple stock market opened higher. Apples were purchased for 12-13 TL per branch. Greenhouse products are likely to be expensive.” Tavşan pointed out that prices remained high due to insufficient consumer purchasing power and stated that fruit yields were also low, especially in the summer period.

Labor cost of 10 TL per kilo

Yüksel Tavşan stated that one of the most important problems in the sector is that they cannot find workers to work in the harvest: “No one comes for a daily wage of less than 1,000 TL. Our findings always go in this direction. This is the diary. Therefore, there is a high cost. When you say 1,000 TL, if you collect 100 kilograms of the product, the collection cost will be 10 lira per kilo. We really need to draw attention to these issues. “As for the planning, it’s already done, but they can’t carry out the execution on the ground,” he said.