Production Cost and Marketing Situation of Spice Red Pepper (Maras Pepper) in Gaziantep Province

This study aimed to calculate the production cost and reveal the marketing structure of the enterprises producing spicy red pepper in Gaziantep province. This research was conducted on 162 agricultural enterprises producing spice red pepper in the & Idot;slahiye and Nurda & gbreve; districts of Gaziantep province. The study examined the production cost calculations, profitability analysis, and marketing structures of these enterprises. Using the single-crop budget analysis method, the study found that on average, spice red pepper was produced on 45.41 acres of land. The average variable costs per acre for spice red pepper production were determined as 1788.20 h acre-1, fixed costs were 434.10 h acre-1, and the total production cost was 2222.30 h acre-1. The average yield of spice fresh red pepper was 1656.80 kg acre-1, resulting in a gross production value of 3810.64 h acre-1. The average production cost of 1 kg of spice red pepper was determined as 1.34 h kg-1. The cost of red pepper reaching the market was determined as 1.37 h kg-1. Taking marketing expenses into account, the average net profit per acre obtained was 1532.76 h, and the average gross profit was 1967.04 h. According to the results of the study, the average proportional profit obtained by spice red pepper producers in the research area was calculated as 1.72 for production and 1.68 for marketing, for every 1 h of production cost. While

Journal

KSU TARIM VE DOGA DERGISI-KSU JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURE

Year

2024

Volume

27

Issue

4

Pages

958-966

eISSN

2619-9149

DOI

10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1353230

WoS UID

WOS:001283205500021