About 1 month ago, the kilogram sold between 300-400 TL, the strawberry, the greenhouse has fallen to 90 TL on average. Strawberry manufacturer Emine Peker, in December they started to harvest and initially sold their weight to 400 TL strawberries, up to 90 TL in a month, he said.
Peker said that he had grown strawberries in 10 decares and said, “We sold strawberries from 400 TL a month ago. This year, if the figures go this way, at least we will be rewarded for our efforts. However, prices fell rapidly and went down to 250 TL. Currently, we sell around 90-100 TL. We harvest twice a week and every harvest is around 600 kilos. ”
“Hard to grow, shelf life is short”
Stating that the cultivation of strawberries is very difficult and costly, Peker said, “Strawberry, sensitive and shelf life is a short fruit. We grow with a thousand difficulties. We need to send it to sale as soon as we collect what we produce. Strawberry production requires much more workmanship than other vegetables such as eggplant or zucchini ”.
Peker explained that costs have increased and said, uz We have difficulty in covering the costs. Strawberry prices should not fall below 200-250 TL. However, it is not possible to cover our costs with these figures right now. ” Peker demanded arrangements for intermediaries.