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While the peanut harvest continues in Manavgat, prices have fallen to half of last year. Producers are complaining.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Dr. Ahmet Bağcı and Şırnak Governor Birol Ekici joined the peanut harvest by riding tractors in Silopi district. A peanut harvest festival was organized in a field in Botaş, Silopi district of Şırnak, which ranks 3rd in peanut production in Turkey. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Dr. Ahmet Bağcı stated that they provided support as the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry for Şırnak to progress even further in peanut production and said that they were very pleased that Şırnak was ranked 3rd in Turkey in the peanut production adventure that started in 2006. Mentioning that they support peanuts in two areas as the ministry, Bağcı said, "The first is our local seed called Masal. We are trying to support it by distributing it to our producers. Our aim here is to ensure the sustainability of peanut production. Secondly, we are trying to support the peanut processing facility here. There is a construction going on right now that will cost approximately 2.7 million liras.

Peanut harvest has begun in Osmaniye, where 90 percent of Turkey's peanut cultivation, processing and marketing is carried out.