TZOB President Bayraktar: “The product that increased the most in price in the market is cucumber, with a rise of 89.8%”

The General Chairman of the Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB), Şemsi Bayraktar, stated, “The product with the highest price increase in the market was cucumber, with an increase of 89.8%. Following cucumber, the price increases were 65% for bell pepper, 60.4% for green onion, 46% for zucchini, and 34.1% for tomato.”

Bayraktar made a press statement regarding the price differences between producers and markets in October, the differences in fertilizer prices obtained from different sales points in the same region, and the changes in input prices on a monthly and yearly basis. He noted that the price difference between producers and markets was most pronounced in cauliflower, with a difference of up to 368.5%. He stated, “Following cauliflower, the price differences were 281% for potatoes, 259.4% for white cabbage, 236.6% for oranges, and 205.3% for lemons. Cauliflower was sold at 4.7 times, potatoes at 3.8 times, white cabbage at 3.6 times, oranges at 3.4 times, and lemons at 3.1 times higher than the producer price. Cauliflower, which costs 12.50 TL for the producer, was sold for 58.56 TL, potatoes which cost 3.60 TL were sold for 13.72 TL, white cabbage costing 4.81 TL was sold for 17.30 TL, oranges priced at 13.75 TL were sold for 46.28 TL, and lemons costing 10 TL were sold for 30.53 TL in the market,” he expressed.

“The product with the highest price increase in the market was cucumber with 89.8%”

Bayraktar noted that 21 of the 36 products in the market experienced a price increase in October, stating, “The product with the highest price increase in the market was cucumber with an increase of 89.8%. Following cucumber, the price increases were 65% for bell pepper, 60.4% for green onion, 46% for zucchini, and 34.1% for tomato. The product with the highest price decrease in the market was dry onion, with a decrease of 18.7%. The price decrease for dry onion was followed by 17% for lemon, 9.2% for dried figs, 7.9% for pistachios, and 7.5% for dried apricots,” he said.

“The highest price decrease for producers was seen in potatoes with 23.4%”

Bayraktar also addressed the prices for producers, stating, “In October, there were price increases for 18 of 28 products at the producer level, while 7 products saw a price decrease. Prices remained unchanged for 3 products. The highest price decrease for producers was seen in potatoes with a decline of 23.4%. This was followed by a decrease of 13% for lemons, 10.1% for eggs, 8.8% for rice, and 2.2% for chickpeas. The highest price increase for producers was seen in cucumbers, with an increase of 105.9%. This was followed by a 104.8% increase for zucchini, 102.2% for bell pepper, 64.4% for tomatoes, and 60% for carrots,” he stated.

Bayraktar also touched on the price changes for producers, saying, “Changes in supply and demand have led to a decrease in egg prices. Due to climate change, the early maturing early and mid-early lemon varieties are being harvested in the same seasons, which has resulted in increased supply and decreased demand, leading to lower prices. The prices of potatoes have decreased due to the high yield and lack of demand at the moment. The transition from field to greenhouse for cucumbers, zucchini, bell pepper, and tomatoes has increased producer prices.”