Determination of Lentil Production Cost in Agricultural Enterprises in Midyat District

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This study aims to determine lentil production costs in lentil producing agricultural enterprises in Midyat District of Mardin province. Data gathered from 110 questionnaires conducted as to Simple Random Sampling Method were used in the study. According to the results of the study, 76,50% of lentil production costs consists of variable costs while the remaining 23,50% is constituted by fixed costs. 36,82% of variable costs are costs for soil preparation while 32,56% are maintenance costs and 26,04% are harvest costs. 90,00% of the fixed costs are field rents. Producers get a 152,82 kg/da yield on the main product, lentil, and 110,83 kg/da yield of the by product, hay. 1 kg of lentil is sold for 1,58 TL and 1 kg hay is sold for 0,60 TL. Producers earned 91,57 TL/da of gross profit from lentil production and net profit of 25,08 TL/da. Due to low prices in the year of the study, producers could not make enough profits from lentil production. It is necessary to organize the region lentil producers to sell products at higher prices, to increase input and premium support for lentil production.

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Lentil , Cost analysis , Midyat (Mardin)

Journal Of Agricultural Faculty Of Atatürk University

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Journal Of Agricultural Faculty Of Atatürk University