Abstract
In this study, it is aimed to calculate the cost of mulberry, conduct a profitability analysis and reveal the marketing structure. While the average land size of the farms was 1.65 hectare, the average mulberry area was found to be 0.34 hectare. Fresh mulberry orchard depreciation is calculated as 113.14 €/ha. In mulberry production, the total variable costs were found to be 1016.66 €/ha, the total fixed costs were found to be 1431.74 €/ha and the total production costs were found to be 2448.40 €/ha. The cost of 1 kg of fresh mulberries is calculated as 0.29 €. In fresh mulberry production, gross profit per hectare was found to be 4303.06 € and net profit was found to be 2871.32 €. The marketing margin of fresh mulberry is calculated as 0.19 €/kg, the marketing margin of dried mulberry is 0.52 €/kg and the marketing margin of molasses is 0.95 €/kg. Farms make a profit of 0.33 €/kg from fresh mulberry, 1.78 €/kg from dried mulberry and 5.57 €/kg from molasses. As a result, since farmers earn more income when selling mulberries as dried fruit or in the form of molasses, it has been suggested that they process and sell their crop this way.