ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND MARKETING MARGIN OF HAZELNUT MARKET IN TURKEY

In this study, producer and consumer prices and the marketing structure of hazelnut in Turkey it was examined. Between 2003 and 2017, production; consumption, foreign trade; price fluctuations and marketing were emphasized. According to current and real prices, hazelnut marketing margins are calculated and producer and consumer chain indexes are calculated according to current prices and compared with annual inflation rates. Supply and demand models related to hazelnut were estimated and interpreted statistically. As a result, periodicity on the amount of unshellednut production, on the consumption of hazelnut, the costumer real price of hazelnut, the costumer real price of unshelled walnut, population and periodicity were determined to be effective. Supply elasticity in hazelnut (0,307) was found to be smaller than demand elasticity (0,312) and consumers' sensitivity to price changes was much higher than that of producers.