2023-09-08 08:43:55
“Our goal is to establish a cooperative”…Harnup Bekir Bolatcan, President of the Producers Union, stated that the most valuable part of the carob is the seed and that it should be processed correctly, and that a facility should be established for this. Bolatcan pointed out that there is no inventory related to this in the country and announced that they will establish a cooperative in the coming period in order to bring the carob to the value it deserves.
The expectation is 35 TL and above… In European countries, carob is sold in kilograms in raw/blended form. fiyatStating that carob is around 33.5 Euros, Carob Producers Association President Bolatcan said, “Last year, the merchant was buying carob for 23 TL. “Our expectation this year is to set a price of 35 TL and above,” he said.
Cemre CEMALI
While the carob yield in the country this year is expected to be less than last year, price uncertainty in carob still continues.
For carob, which was produced around 3,500 tons last year, the expected yield this year is between 2,800-3,000 tons.
We are waiting for the purchase price of carob, which is suitable for the climatic conditions of our country, resistant to drought, has a great economic value, but is produced under difficult conditions, to be announced as soon as possible. producerThey state that the carob price must remain at the right levels in order to increase sapling planting.
Speaking to CYPRUS, the President of the Cyprus Turkish Carob Producers Association Bekir Bolatcan explained that there are approximately 5-6 thousand producers in the country, and when we look at those who have planted young saplings in carob production for the last 5-10 years, even those who plant carob at least plant an area of 5 decares. While gaining value, the producer also needs to gain value so that new saplings can meet the soil. “However, there have been wrong price policies and wrong trading habits in our country for 40 years,” he said.
“Price must be determined”
The President of the Carob Producers Union Bekir Bolatcan pointed out that although the carob harvest is nearing the end, the price has not been announced yet; He stated that the producer has harvested the carob, packaged his products and is waiting for the prices to be determined.
Bolatcan pointed out that producers who produce carob generally do this to generate additional income for their budgets and said, “Families plan to use the income obtained from this for their children’s school shopping or to give them pocket money,” adding that the producers want to be rewarded for their efforts.
Reminding that they recently met with the Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Hüseyin Çavuş, about determining the prices, Bolatcan noted that they learned that the traders did not have a demand regarding the price and that everyone was waiting for the market in Turkey to open.
Bolatcan said, “Just as the government makes decisions about when the carob harvest will start and imposes a restriction on the carob leaving the country as a whole and requires permission, we believe that the government should also determine the price of carob.”
Bekir Bolatcan also stated that in order to have a free market balance, the tonnage limitation on the carob that traders will export abroad should be ended.
Stating that there is not enough supply to meet the demand for carob in the world, Bolatcan stated that the price per kilogram of carob in raw/blended form in European countries is around 3-3.5 Euros, and explained his expectations for this year’s price.
“Our expectation is 35 TL and above”
Bolatcan pointed out that the price of carob has been around £1 for the last 3-4 years, therefore the kilogram price should be around 35 TL, adding, “Last year, the merchant was buying carob for 23 TL. “Our expectation this year is to set a price of 35 TL and above,” he said.
Stating that at least 50 thousand saplings have been planted in our country for 2-3 years due to the price of carob being around 1 pound in recent years, Bolatcan underlined that the price of carob should be at the right levels in order for this trend to continue and the planting of saplings to increase.
Bolatcan shared his prediction about the new carob saplings to be planted this year in response to the demand for saplings in the country and continued as follows:
“If the price of carob is around 1 pound, at least 20-25 thousand saplings will hit the ground this year.
Carob, which is suitable for the climate, resistant to thirst, and has a great economic value, should be protected because we live in a country where production is most difficult. Despite this, people are trying to produce.
Any sapling brought to our country from Turkey is prohibited from coming with soil at its roots. At this point, we will meet with the government in the coming days. “Maybe this restriction can be lifted for carob once in order to speed up tree planting.”
Pointing out that there is no such thing as harvesting 3-4 months after planting, unlike melon and watermelon, Bolatcan noted that carob started to yield 5-6 years after planting, but good yields were obtained after 10 years.
“This year’s yield will be lower than expected”
Bolatcan said that this year’s yield will be lower than expected compared to last year, adding that around 3,500 tons of carob was produced last year, and that the yield predicted for this year will be between 2,800-3,000 tons.
Bolatcan, who attributed the decrease in yield to climate change, also stated that carob is a product whose fruit ripens together with its flower and reaches the harvest stage, and therefore, ‘one year is full and the other year is empty’ as it causes the flowers to break during harvest.
Bolatcan noted that there are approximately 5-6 thousand producers in the country, and when we look at those who have planted young saplings in carob production for the last 5-10 years, even the least carob planted an area of 5 decares and said, “We know the value of the product we have. While the product gains value, the producer also needs to gain value so that new saplings can meet the soil. However, he emphasized, “wrong price policies and wrong trading habits have been implemented in our country for 40 years.”
“We will establish a cooperative for Harnup”
Stating that no investment has been made in the private sector or government institutions to develop this sector, Bolatcan emphasized that the most valuable part of the product is its core and that it must be processed correctly.
Bolatcan, explaining that extracting the core of the core has certain stages and goes through a process, said, “A facility is needed to process this. They obtain seed flour by turning the seeds into pulp without processing them; This is a separate operation. There is no inventory of these in our country. “We will establish a cooperative in the coming period in order to bring carob to the value it deserves,” he said.
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