Due to the coronavirus eruption , the sales event of weakened flowers and decorative industrial plant in the domestic market place dropped off dramatically and the exports are on hold due to boundary line closings . Turkish Growers Associations along with many other associations operating in floriculture issued a joint press release :
“ The industry has been go inexhaustibly for 9 month to supply products during the in high spirits - time of year which starts around mid - February and comes to close at the destruction of May . However , with the coronavirus outbreak , the demand both domestically and internationally has slump importantly and the whole flower and plant trade has almost fare to a full - stop . These perishable product can not be stored in our growers ’ facility and many products were discarded as waste .
A peck of growers had to lie down off their employees as the judge loss of value due to coronavirus for the manufacture is around 150 million USD . If the situation remain another 3 month as predicted by some , the loss of value will make 350 million USD . This is a massive bang for the industry and many growers may not be able to last such a sizable striking . We estimate nearly 70 % of agriculturist will go out of business sector . In the next few old age , this will drop Turkey ’s flower and plant yield importantly and increase imports .
We trust that the state and the government postulate to intervene and ensure that the growers outlast this period to be able-bodied to preserve production . Our main demand is to let in ornamental plants and the landscape sphere within the scope of force majeure announce by the General Communiqué of the Tension Procedure Law No . 518 . Loan debts of ornamental plants and landscaping sphere to public and individual banks should be postponed for at least one year without pastime . Agricultural endeavor should be provided easily approachable , without mortgages very low-toned - interest rate , and two - year farseeing - term loans . ' Production Continuation Loan ' should be implemented rapidly in the Ornamental Plants sphere . For product that do not have a chance to be marketed , a coronavirus recompense ' should be ante up within the scope of force majeure and ornamental plants should be included in agricultural support . In gild to maintain our oversea market percentage in cosmetic plant products , exorbitant rising aircraft cargo costs should be covered by the state , and additional support should be provided for speedy cost increases in road shipping . ad valorem tax pace should be reduced to 8 % . Considering the upcoming female parent ’s Clarence Day , marketing channels should be opened to turn on the producer to sell the products at the gloomy toll price . It should be mandatory to use domesticated yield plants in all public and local government tenders to be opened . “
Source : Aydinlik
