Onion prices on the Turkish market hiked up to nearly 10 Turkish liras per kg as the country faces an onion shortage. Before the March 31 local election, Turkish authorities started selling cheap fruits and vegetables in the city squares. When the election was over, the government carried food stalls into supermarkets.
The onion price in wholesale market halls steers between TRY 5-7 per kg (€0.80-1.11) as the state-provided onions are sold around TRY 2 (€0.32) at supermarkets. In small supermarkets which do not have state-provided food stalls, onion prices have risen to between TRY 7-10 (€1.11-1.59).
Earlier, Turkey was dealing with skyrocketing onion prices. The government was set to allow onion imports in certain amounts and from certain countries in an effort to curb prices. On Januray 15, president Erdoğan ordered tariffs on onion imports be set to zero until February 29. According to Turkish news site Diken, this has now has been extended until the end of April by the orders of the president.
Source: ahvalnews.com
