The government should “urgently intervene in rising fertilizer prices” to ensure continued agricultural output, according to a recent statement by Semsi Bayraktar, Head of the Turkey Union of Agricultural Chambers, cited by Bloomberg.
He said the government should especially focus on reducing prices of urea used for wheat and barley, as production is already expected to fall due to drought. The group also said fertilizer support to farmers should be increased, citing a 70 percent increase in urea prices since January 2020 and a 63 percent uptick in ammonium nitrate.