4 minutes agoAugust doesn't cut vegetable prices more expensive than last year
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Despite the fact that we are in August, during which there is greater vegetable production, consumers are complaining about prices. They show that vegetable prices are higher than in last year, KTV reports. That's why they choose the cheaper markets, since they're finding them at the market with one [...]
They show that vegetable prices are higher than in last year, KTV reports.
That's why they choose the cheaper markets, because they're being found at the market at an even higher rate.
In the “Organisation, the consultant” says the main problem lies with import.
The current practice of providing subsidies according to him has been focused only on quantity and not on quality, thinking that should be changed by the Ministry of Agriculture.
But, no one from the Ministry of Commerce has been willing to give an answer on Saturday.
During 2017, about 70 million pounds of vegetables were imported, while in the first seven-month of this year, about 45 million pounds.
The largest imports from vegetables are made for tomatoes, cabbage, onions, regular cucumbers, beans, peppers, and peas.
For the amount of local production, the Agriculture Ministry has not published statistical data.
