Olives on the Branches, Producers in Distress.

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Despite rising production costs, the drop in olive purchase prices has brought producers and agricultural workers in Akhisar Zeytinova to the point of rebellion. Drawing attention to the strikes that have begun in the region, Umut Kocagöz, the General President of Tarım-Sen (Agricultural Workers' Union), stated that agricultural policies benefit large corporations and called on the oppressed farmers and workers to engage in "joint struggle."

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In Akhisar district of Manisa, the province most associated with olives in Turkey, farmers have revolted. Due to falling olive prices and the inability to cover labor costs, producers have called for a week-long halt to olive harvesting.