The cost of the confectionery sunflower production in Erzurum province.

In

Turkey, it was harvested the <st1:metricconverter productid="167 kg" w:st="on">167

kg</st1:metricconverter> confectionary sunflower per decare (da) by the

confectionary sunflower at about 900000 da area in 2010. The leading provinces

at confectionary sunflower production were Kahramanmaras, <st1:city w:st="on">Ankara</st1:city>,

Denizli, Kırsehir, <st1:city w:st="on">Bursa</st1:city>, <st1:city w:st="on">Kayseri</st1:city>,

Kırıkkale, Aksaray, <st1:city w:st="on">Konya</st1:city> and <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Erzurum</st1:place></st1:city>. While <st1:city w:st="on">Erzurum</st1:city>,

however, in its production and harvested area were ordered as the 10th and

12th in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Turkey</st1:place></st1:country-region>,

respectively. The production area of confectionary sunflower in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Erzurum</st1:place></st1:city> was ​​18123 da

and the 95.3% of that was in Pasinler district. It, therefore, has the nature

of the representation the main population. The aim of the study is to

investigate the cost and revenues of the confectionery sunflower. The data to

be obtained from the study will be provided from 86 farms through face-to-face

survey technique at the eleven villages of Pasinler. According to the results

of the study; the rate of the variable cost in the production cost of the

confectionary sunflower was calculated as 73%, and the fertilizer, seed and

irrigation water amount from variable inputs, and labor used for the

maintenance was applied less than normal levels, and thus they led its yield to

be much lower. Therefore, its production cost per kg was calculated as 2.0 TL,

and its price was determined as 1.6 TL. As a result of this; since the

production cost exceeded the total GVP, net benefit per da was found as -87.42

TL. According to the findings; the cost minimization could provide by being

determined the technical and economic effectiveness levels related to the scarce

sources usage of the farms. GVP could be increased by determining the reel

buying prices for marketer. Then, the farms could gain the maximum income at

some scale, and they could transfer them to the investments, and thus they may

reach to the competitive farm structures.