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Turkish apple and cabbage producers economic crisis
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Apple producers across various regions of Turkey are facing a severe economic crisis characterized by rising input costs and falling purchase prices. In Isparta, deputy Hikmet Yalım Halıcı reported to the Grand National Assembly that surging costs for electricity, diesel, fertilizer, and pesticides are driving farmers toward bankruptcy. He noted a significant disparity between low producer prices and high retail market prices, calling for increased government support for exports and juice concentrate production. As the harvest progresses, similar distress has been reported in Van and Niğde. In Van, juice factories have reportedly reduced purchase prices significantly, with some producers seeing rates drop from 30 TL per kilogram to as low as 1 TL. In Niğde, farmers stated that current sale prices are insufficient to cover basic labor and transportation expenses. High costs for fuel, storage, and chemicals have led to fears that much of the harvest may be left uncollected on trees due to lack of profitability. Recent reports from Niğde indicate that fruit juice factories In Niğde, the situation has been exacerbated by consecutive years of crop issues. Following previous frost damage, farmers are reportedly purchasing apples now struggling with excessive rainfall, hail, and black spot disease. These quality issues have rendered much of the harvest unsuitable for 3.5 TL per kilogram, a decrease from 9 TL the previous year. The crisis has also extended fresh market, forcing a diversion to cabbage producers in Niğde, who noted that juice factories. Consequently, prices in Niğde have dropped plummeted from 70 TL to approximately 30 expected levels of 9 to 35 12 TL per kilogram. Despite high yields in crops such as potatoes, cabbage, dried beans, kilogram down to just 2.5 to 3 TL. Producers report that these rates fail to cover basic labor and apples, producers remain in a precarious position. Many farmers are reportedly leaving harvesting costs, leading some to leave fruit on trees or on the ground because market prices fail to cover the costs of labor, water, and transportation. In Kahramanmaraş and Niğde, producers continue to report financial difficulties. While harvests have been abundant following previous years of frost damage, high volumes of produce and quality issues caused by rain, hail, and diseases like black spot have driven market prices down. ground.
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