Turkey: Osmaniye farmers complain about peanut prices

Farmers in Kadirli district of Osmaniye, Turkey, are facing financial difficulties as the price of peanuts has dropped significantly, from 56 liras last year to 28 liras this year. The cost of producing peanuts has doubled, leaving farmers struggling to cover their expenses and unsure of their ability to continue producing in the future. They express a need for support and warn of widespread bankruptcy among farmers if prices do not increase.

BURHAN DEMİRCİOĞLU (OSMANİYE) - Peanut producers in Kadirli district of Osmaniye are not happy with the sales. Mehmet Bülbül said, "If the farmer continues like this, he will go bankrupt. He will sell one tractor this year, next year he will sell two tractors, there will be smoke in two days, there is nothing else. The farmer will go up in smoke, there is nothing he can do." Farmer Bostan Veziroğlu said, "After the peanuts are gone tomorrow, watch the engine materials for sale in a month. The engine and materials will all be sold because the man is in debt." Farmers in Kadirli district of Osmaniye reacted by stating that the peanuts sold for 56 liras last year dropped to 28 liras this year. Stating that they could not even cover the expenses they made for the product they planted, the farmers stated that it will be difficult for them to produce in the coming years. Farmer Mehmet Bülbül, who planted 200 acres of peanuts this year, said the following: "The peanuts we sold for ...