13.07.2024 09:50
A lemon producer in Adana, Turkey, attracted attention with the price of 100 TL per kilogram at the market. When the lemons did not sell well, the producer dumped the harvested products on the edge of the field. The image shared on social media created a huge impact.
The lemon, which has reached a price of 100 lira per kilogram in recent times, has become the most attention-grabbing agricultural product. Sector representatives attribute the increase in lemon prices to various reasons, while a video taken in Adana and shared on social media has caused a great reaction.
"ISN'T IT A SHAME FOR THIS BLESSING?"
In Adana, a producer dumped the lemons on the edge of the field when they were not worth any money in the market where they were being sold for 100 TL. As piles of lemons formed for meters, the producer recorded the heartbreaking situation and shared it. The producer, who expressed his frustration in front of the piles of lemons, demanded a solution to this situation, saying, "Why isn't this lemon becoming a topic? Isn't it a shame for this blessing? It's a shame, my friends. There are people in our country who need this lemon, but here in Adana, lemons are worthless."
"WHAT WILL WE DO WITH THIS NATIONAL TREASURE?"
In continuation of his statement, the producer, who said, "We cleaned our own trees with our own money and dumped the lemons outside," asked, "What will we do with this national treasure? Make an explanation for this. Bring it to the agenda. There is so much effort from the people. It has fuel and fertilizer... Why did it come to this..."