The start of onion harvesting in the southern regions of the country/ 280 thousand tons of onions on the way to the market
The Director General of Jalizi Products of the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad said: With the favorable weather conditions, 280,000 tons of onions have been harvested from the southern provinces of the country and will gradually be sold in consumer markets.
According to the Tasnim news agency, the director general of Jalizi products of the Ministry of Jihad Agriculture said: since the last two or three days and with the favorable weather conditions, 280 thousand tons of onions have been harvested from the southern provinces and will gradually be sold in the consumer markets.
Agriculture trustees consider unfavorable weather conditions, such as increased cold and recent rains in the southern provinces of the country, as the reason for the lack of supply of onions to the market.
Asghari, the general manager of fodder and netting products of the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad, said: Now that the weather conditions have improved, farmers in the southern regions of the country, including Sistan and Baluchistan, Hormozgan, and Kerman, have started harvesting their crops. that soon onions will be sent to different areas of consumption.
Chaina Nejad, the head of the Bar Sellers Union, predicted a decrease in the price of onions in the coming weeks and said: With the arrival of onions from India and the shipment of 3,000 tons of this product from the southern regions of the country to the target markets, we will see a decrease and stability in the price of onions. Was.