Heavy rains stopped the partial harvesting of onions in Iran

Published 2024년 4월 24일

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Heavy rains have temporarily halted the onion harvest in Iran's southern regions, leading to a increase in onion prices. The Ministry of Agricultural Jihad is working to improve productivity and reduce water consumption by decreasing the area under vegetable and summer cultivation. Onion production is estimated to be around 1.67 million tons for the year, with the final production plan to be announced. Current prices per kilo in Tehran have surged to over 38,000 tomans.
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In an interview with Isna, Hossein Asghari said about the reason for the increase in onion prices: Currently, some agricultural products are supplied from the southern regions of the country, including the southern region of Kerman, Sistan and Baluchistan, Fars, etc., and heavy rains in the decade On the third of April, onion harvest has been temporarily stopped. He stated that Iran is one of the few countries in the world that, due to its special climate, has the possibility of producing summer vegetables in four seasons of the year. The director general of the vegetable and summer office of the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad added: Considering the plans of the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad to improve productivity and save water consumption, reducing the area under vegetable and summer cultivation and increasing the yield per unit area is the priority of implementation. He said: The onion production plan is prepared by estimating the country's needs with the approach of ...
Source: Isna

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