TZOB reports lemon producer price 3.90 lira, market price 42.87 lira in October

The Turkish Union of Chambers of Agriculture (TZOB) released its October 2026 report on producer and market prices and agricultural input costs. The report highlights the gap between producer and retail prices, along with rising fertilizer, feed, and fuel costs that increased the burden on agricultural production.

Lemons showed the largest producer-to-market price difference at 999.2 percent. A kilogram sold to producers at 3.90 lira reached markets at 42.87 lira, meaning consumers paid roughly eleven times the producer price.

“TZOB attributed price changes to seasonal production conditions and the shift from field to greenhouse cultivation.”

Dried figs followed with a 333.6 percent gap, carrots at 282.7 percent, apples at 233.2 percent, and shelled hazelnuts at 232.8 percent. Dried figs priced at 135 lira at the producer level sold for 585.41 lira in markets, while carrots at 12.50 lira reached 47.84 lira.

Apples at 21.66 lira were sold at 72.17 lira, and shelled hazelnuts at 350 lira reached 1,164.77 lira. Among 36 products tracked in markets, 25 saw price increases and 11 saw decreases in October.

Tomatoes recorded the highest market price rise at 62.9 percent, followed by green peppers at 35.2 percent, corn oil at 34.1 percent, cucumbers at 32 percent, and green onions at 27.9 percent. Lemons recorded the largest market price drop at 16.5 percent.

At the producer level, tomatoes also rose the most, climbing 76.1 percent. Cucumbers rose 60.5 percent, green onions 33.8 percent, green beans 33.7 percent, and green peppers 32.7 percent. Lemons recorded the steepest producer decline at 44.3 percent.

TZOB attributed price changes to seasonal production conditions and the shift from field to greenhouse cultivation. The union also cited the new olive harvest, high yields, and existing stocks as reasons for falling olive oil prices.