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Press release... NO PRODUCTION WITHOUT MONEY! 2019 PREMIUM OF COTTON FARMERS SHOULD BE PAID RIGHT NOW! The National Cotton Council (UPK) presented its concrete recommendations to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to continue the production of cotton, which has a large share in agricultural and industrial production and employment. At the meeting held on Thursday April 9 with the General Manager of Plant Production Mehmet Hasdemir and the relevant Heads of Departments, the issues to be carried out urgently were discussed. Bertan Balçık, Chairman of UPK, explained the followings about the meeting and their suggestions: "There is no sector affected by the Covit-19 outbreak. Everyone tries to survive in extraordinary conditions created by this outbreak, which we struggle in unity and solidarity as a country. The measures announced so far are not enough to continue agricultural production. More concrete financial steps are needed on a product basis. Ensuring contin...

High premium expectation in cotton production... Cotton farmer wants a premium of 1.25 TL... Cotton producers expect 1.25 liras premium per kg as for one of the most important agricultural products of Menemen (a county of Izmir) and also Turkish economy. Producers already declared that premium of 0.80 liras announced in 2018 will be insufficent for this year and said that the figure would be over 1 lira and that they were expecting 1.25 liras. Menemen Chamber of Commerce Chairman İzzet Süsoy said, "56 thousand tons of cotton was produced in our region. In general we have four million tons of cotton production capacity but only 850-950 thousand tons produced. While only the textile sector needs 1.5 million tons of cotton, producing around 950 thousand tons makes us obliged to import. ” Süsoy said that this year cotton premium is expected to be 1.25 liras per kilogram, “We think that this figure will be an important step in support of the producer. Supporting producers a...