Economic analysis of durum wheat production in Mardin

The aim of this study was to determine the socio-economic characateristics, input levesl, production factors, production economics and marketing channels of durum wheat farms in Mardin. Durum wheat production accounts for about 15 % of the total Turkey production. For this reason 77 durum wheat producers were interviewed with face to face questionannire.It was found that average 3.13 hours machine power and 1.53 hours labor was needed to produce durum wheat in one decar. The durum wheat average yield was 490 kg/da. It was also found that farmers were using 33.53 kg/da seed, 54.08 kg/da fertilizer and 0.14 liter/da pesticide.As a result, gross production income was 256,91 TL/da and total production cost was 205,88 TL/da in durum wheat production. Durum wheat production cost was 0.35 TL per decare.