The Costs of Collecting, Processing and Marketing of Some Non-wood Forest Products in Kastamonu

In this study, the production elements of the naturally growing non-wood forest products, such as St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum L.), Rose Hips (Rosa canina L.), Salep root (Tuber salep), Yellow Chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius L.), Morels (Morchella conica Pers.), King Bolete (Boletus edulis) and production costs have been indicated beginning from the collector's part throughout the processions of agencies' supply to the consumer in Kastamonu. It was observed that the natural field harvesters had a cost of between 0,09 $ kg(-1) and 5,03 $ kg(-1), that of the intermediaries 0,29 $ kg(-1) and 56,19 $ kg(-1), the exporter-processor firms 0,87 $ kg(-1) and 23,52 $ kg(-1) by researched products. The natural field harvesters had a profit margin of between 17,78% and 1196,96%, intermediary firms 2,28% and 151,07%, the exporter-processor firms 29,42% and 270,99% by researched products. Whilst, the evaluating of non-wood forest products was obtained a rate of 0,17% to Kastamonu economy in terms of locality and a rate of 14,83% to local farmers by their natural field harvesting of non-wood forest products hereby researched.