31.10.2026 12:20
According to the October report of the Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB), the price difference between the producer and the market was highest for lemons at 999.2 percent. Lemons that were 3.90 lira at the producer were sold for 42.87 lira in the market. In October, the product with the highest price increase was tomatoes both at the producer and in the market, while the diesel price increased by 73.4 percent over the past year.
TZOB announced the producer-market price differences for October and the changes in agricultural input costs. According to the report, fertilizer prices also increased by between 18.3 percent and 67.7 percent over the past year, depending on the product type.
LEMON PRICE DIFFERENCE 999.2 PERCENT
According to TZOB data, the largest price difference between producer and supermarket was for lemons. Lemons that were 3.90 lira at the producer were sold for 42.87 lira in supermarkets.
Dried figs followed lemons with 333.6 percent, carrots with 282.7 percent, apples with 233.2 percent, and hazelnuts with 232.8 percent. Dried figs, which were 135 lira at the producer, were sold for 585.41 lira in supermarkets; carrots, which were 12.50 lira, were sold for 47.84 lira. Apples, which were 21.66 lira at the producer, found buyers at 72.17 lira in supermarkets, while hazelnuts, which were 350 lira, found buyers at 1,164.77 lira.
PRICES ROSE FOR 25 OF 36 PRODUCTS IN SUPERMARKETS
In October, prices increased for 25 of 36 products in supermarkets and decreased for 11. Tomatoes had the largest price increase in supermarkets, at 62.9 percent. Tomatoes were followed by green peppers with 35.2 percent, corn oil with 34.1 percent, cucumbers with 32 percent, and green onions with 27.9 percent. The product with the largest price decrease in supermarkets was lemons, at 16.5 percent.
TOMATOES ROSE 76.1 PERCENT AT PRODUCER LEVEL
At the producer level, prices rose for 15 of 28 products, fell for 9, and remained unchanged for 4. At the producer level, tomatoes had the largest price increase at 76.1 percent, while lemons had the largest decrease at 44.3 percent.
TZOB attributed the decline in olive oil prices to an increase in olive supply with the new harvest season. It was stated that the decline in lemons was due to the ongoing harvest of early varieties, while the drop in potato prices was due to surplus stored products being offered to the market at low prices.
THE TRANSITION TO GREENHOUSES RAISED PRICES
The report stated that price increases in tomatoes, cucumbers, green onions, green peppers, and zucchini were due to the transition from field production to greenhouse production.
DIESEL PRICE INCREASED 73.4 PERCENT IN A YEAR
In input costs, in October compared with the previous month, urea fertilizer rose 3 percent, DAP fertilizer 2.5 percent, and 20.20.0 compound fertilizer 2 percent. Milk feed rose 6.6 percent and fattening feed 6.5 percent.
Diesel prices increased 3.5 percent monthly and 73.4 percent annually. The annual increase in electricity prices was recorded at 25.1 percent, and the increase in agricultural pesticides at 27.7 percent.