Dried apricots: TMO prices are too low

September 17, 2024 at 11:59 AM , Der AUDITOR
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MALATYA. Apricot farmers in Turkey say that the base prices announced by the TMO are far too low in view of rising production costs. The financial situation remains tense, which is why exporters are not buying larger quantities.

Prices cannot fulfil expectations

Farmers in Malatya are not at all happy with the base price announced by the TMO for their dried apricot purchases this year. Due to the increase in production costs, especially the prices of fertiliser, fuel and labour, apricot growers are facing economic difficulties. Tüm Köy Sen, a Headquarters Official who represent farmers, comments as follows: "The apricots that producers have cultivated by working hard for months are changing hands for a price far below their deserved value. The fact that traders are trying to take

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