Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Custos e Agronegocio, cilt.19, sa.1, ss.87-112, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
This study aimed to reveal the economic structure of watermelon production in Manavgat county of Antalya province. Manavgat county accounts for 2.81% of Türkiye's watermelon production according to 2021 data. Study data were obtained from 70 watermelon producer farmers by face-to-face survey method and refer to the 2021 production season. According to the research findings, of the watermelon producers interviewed, 34.3% produced watermelon in the open, 41.4% in the low tunnel and 24.3% in the high tunnel. The interviewed producers in the region mainly used F1, Odipus F1, Santa Matilde and Üstün watermelon varieties. The share of variable costs was 66.14% within the production costs, and the share of fixed costs was 33.86%. Seedling, fertilisation, land rent and greenhouse depreciation had the highest share among cost elements. The total production cost in watermelon cultivation per hectare amounted to be as 4208.41 USD $ on the average of the farms. It was determined that the kilogram sale price of watermelon was 0.14 USD $. The GPV obtained in watermelon production per hectare was determined as 8262.12 USD $. The relative profit in watermelon cultivation was calculated as 1.96 while was determined as 1.75 on the average of the farms producing watermelon in the open, 2.02 on the average of the farms in the low-tunnel watermelon production and 2.07 on the average of the farms in the high-tunnel watermelon production. As a result of the research, because the high tunnel (greenhouse) watermelon producing farms put their products on the market early, their profitability indicators were higher than other production models. Because it is important to shape foreign trade policies by taking into account the watermelon harvest times. Watermelon production is now more and more subject to foreign trade.