The striking picture in the hazelnut market! The price gap has risen to 90 lira

Hazelnut prices in Giresun have fallen to 165 lira per kilogram for 50-efficiency nuts, down from 200 lira at the start of the season, a 17.5% decline that has nearly halted producer selling and driven long queues at Toprak Mahsulleri Ofisi (TMO) buying points. The widening gap between the free-market price and the state agency's purchase price has reached 90 lira, pushing growers toward TMO as the effective buyer of last resort. The drop matters because it squeezes producer incomes and shifts the burden onto the state procurement system. Watch whether TMO expands its purchases or adjusts its price, and whether the free-market decline continues through the rest of the season.