Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Applied Fruit Science, cilt.67, sa.4, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
This study aimed to determine the cost and profitability indicators in farms producing ‘Amasya Misket’ apples in the Çamardı district of Niğde province. According to the 2024 data from the Turkish Statistical Institute, Niğde province provided 71.38% of Türkiye’s ‘Amasya Misket’ apple production. In the study, 74 producers were interviewed using a face-to-face survey. The single-product budget method was used to calculate ‘Amasya Misket’ apple costs. The ‘Amasya Misket’ apple yield per hectare was 15,216.83 kg in the farms interviewed. While the average farm production cost per hectare in farms producing ‘Amasya Misket’ apples was 2,026.84 €, the gross production value was 6938.88 €. The most important cost elements in the farms producing ‘Amasya Misket’ apples were family labour wages, land rent, agricultural chemicals, and chemical fertilizer costs. The relative profit in the farms producing ‘Amasya Misket’ apples was calculated as 3.42 on average across the farms. While the gross profit was € 5975.00 per hectare under certain conditions, it decreased to € 4912.04 under other circumstances. The kilogram cost of ‘Amasya Misket’ apples was determined to be € 0.13 on the farm average; the sales price was € 0.45; and the profit margin was € 0.32. Farms had to take measures to increase family labour productivity, and participate in training programs. In addition, labour costs could be reduced by increasing the level of agricultural mechanization, and chemical fertilizer costs could be reduced by having soil analysis. Pruning, fertilization, and methods of disease and pest control that would increase the amount of first-class ‘Amasya Misket’ apples produced by farmers could further increase profitability indicators.