COST AND PROFITABILITY OF CHICKPEA PRODUCTION IN USAK PROVINCE, TURKEY

This study aims to determine the economic analysis of chickpea production of farmers in Usak. In 2018, chickpea production of Usak province accounted for about 4.32% of Turkey's chickpea production. Based on the data obtained from the Farmer Registration System in Central, Banaz, and Ulubey district, it was determined that 77 farmers producing chickpea should be interviewed. The data obtained from the farms' chickpea production were obtained by face-to-face interviews with the farmers of the producer questionnaire developed by these researchers. The data of the study was obtained in 2018. According to the research findings, the average production cost per decare (da) was calculated to be 661.01 TRY. The share of variable costs was 80.98% within the production costs, and the share of fixed costs was 18.02%. It was determined that the kilogram sale price of chickpea was 4.65 TRY. The gross production value (GPV) of chickpea in the region was calculated as 952.33 TRY/da, gross profit 417.06 TRY/da, and net profit 291.32 TRY/da. The kilogram cost of chickpea in the region was 3.23 TRY. The relative profit was determined as 1.44 units. As a result of the research, as the chickpea production areas increase, the fixed costs per decare decrease, and the variable costs increase. In addition, it was determined that the relative profit value was low in enterprises with high production costs per kilogram.