Economic and productivity analysis of cherry production in Turkey: case of the Cukurova Region

This study was carried out in cherry enterprises in the Adana and Mersin provinces of the Cukurova Region in Turkey. The study aimed to put forward the socio-economic structures of the cherry enterprises and the profitability of cherry production. The data used in the study were obtained from a total of 90 cherry producers in the 2018-2019 production period. The average age and the family size of the producers were determined as 57.8 years and 3.4 persons, respectively. The average land size of the enterprises was found as 9.07 da, and the average cherry yield was found as 13880.00 kg ha(-1). The total production costs, gross output value, gross profit, and net profit of cherry production were found as 8121.04 $ ha-1, 9022.00 $ ha-1, 3374.68 $ ha(-1), and 900.96 $ ha(-1), respectively. Besides, the cost of producing 1 kg of cherry was calculated as 0.58 $ ha(-1). In cherry production, gross labor productivity and net labor productivity values were found as 2.56 $ and 0.26 $, whereas gross and net capital productivity values were determined as 0.44 $ and 0.04 $, respectively. Gross factor productivity of cherry production was found as 1.11, whereas net factor productivity was 0.11. These values indicated that the return ratio of the costs was 11%. According to the results, it was concluded that the cherry production in Cukurova Region was profitable.