In Adana, the heart of Türkiye's watermelon production, watermelons that sell for as low as 5 lira per kilo in the fields are being sold for 17 lira on supermarket shelves. Producers and commission agents, reacting to this more than threefold price difference, are complaining about their inability to sell their products.
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In Adana, the heart of Türkiye's watermelon production, watermelons that sell for as low as 5 lira per kilo in the fields are being sold for 17 lira on supermarket shelves. Producers and commission agents, reacting to this more than threefold price difference, are complaining about their inability to sell their products.