Iraq exports 600 thousand tons of dates to Asian markets
Iraq exports 600 thousand tons of dates to Asian markets
4-23-2023
Information / Baghdad..
The Ministry of Agriculture announced today, Sunday, that Iraq has exported 600 thousand tons of dates to Asian markets, and while indicating the existence of a surplus in the production of tomatoes and fodder, it confirmed that 27 million dunums of land are arable.
The official spokesman for the ministry, Muhammad al-Khuzai, said in a statement to the Iraqi News Agency, which was seen by / information / that “the state of self-sufficiency is difficult to achieve over the course of a full year, and even other countries are difficult to achieve this,” noting that “the market is open for import and export, and the matter remains It is consistent with the need of the market, which will not be fixed.
He added, “There are seasons and months of the year in which the demand for a particular commodity increases,” noting, “We follow crop prices on a daily basis.”
He continued, “The agricultural calendar program was set mainly for consumer protection,” explaining that “there is a surplus in tomato and fodder crops, and we exported more than 600,000 tons of dates last year to Asian markets.”
And he stated, “Iraqi vegetables, watermelon and watermelon crops are desirable in the Gulf markets,” pointing out: “We also exported fodder, watermelon and watermelon crops.”
He stated that “the beginning of the winter season was not encouraging,” pointing out that “the rainy season calls for optimism.”
Regarding wheat cultivation, Al-Khuzaie stressed that “wheat is one of the most important strategic crops for every country, as the Russian-Ukrainian war prompted the adoption of an agricultural plan based on the expansion of desert lands, depending on Iraqi water storage.”
He pointed out, “The summer plan depends on the cultivation of rice, yellow corn, and vegetables, as we depend in preparing these plans on coordination with the Ministry of Water Resources,” pointing out, “The valid agricultural areas from northern Iraq to its south and from east to west are estimated at 27 million dunams.” “.
He stated, “There is a difference between arable land and the tendency to cultivate the desert or desert or arable lands that are close to rivers.”
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