Damascus-Sana
The decision to raise the price of receiving the wheat crop from farmers for the current season from 550 Syrian pounds to 900 per kilogram was met with satisfaction and acceptance by the farmers, as it comes within the framework of supporting and encouraging the continuation of agricultural production.
Falah Ali Amer from Deir Al-Ashair pointed out that the government's decision to raise the price of receiving the wheat crop encourages farmers to work, produce and hand over their crops to the Grain Corporation and multiply the seeds.
While the farmer Lawrence Ghabbour from the town of Daraya explained that the decision gives an important impetus to the productive and agricultural process in the town, “wheat is a strategic crop linked to food security,” considering that this price encourages farmers to increase the area of cultivation with wheat to achieve self-sufficiency for the country and provide a loaf of bread.
In turn, Eng. Kamal Al-Kuwaifi, head of the Zabadani Farmers Association, explained that raising the price of receiving the wheat crop from farmers is a “fair measure that guarantees an acceptable profit margin on their fees,” pointing out that the increase in the price of receiving wheat with the presence of subsidies for fuel and fertilizers constitutes a greater incentive for farmers to continue the production process and will encourage them to market Their production is directly to the Syrian centers for grains.
In light of the high costs of production requirements such as fuel, pesticides, fertilizers, transportation and labor costs, farmer Imad Saadat from the town of Hina in the countryside of Damascus called for a study of production costs and taking into account the gap between the sale price of wheat and the rise in production costs, while Ali Fayyad, head of the Yabroud Farmers Association, said that raising the price The wheat came to take into account some of the high production costs incurred by the farmer since the beginning of the cultivation process in order to reach the harvest and market the crop.
The Director of Agriculture in Damascus Countryside, Eng. Irfan Ziadeh, stated that the decision was in line with the farmers' hopes of estimating the burdens that fall on them during the harvest season by the government, and that its issuance gave a positive effect and an important boost to the productive and agricultural process and a recovery for farmers to harvest the fruits of their fees in light of the high production costs.
In Al-Hasakah governorate, a number of farmers emphasized that the increase in wheat crop purchase prices constituted a comfort for the governorate's farmers, who considered it encouraging and taking into account production costs and achieving a good profit margin for them.
The head of the Hasaka Peasants Union, Abdel Fattah Kan, indicated that the new prices reflect interest in farmers and the advancement of the agricultural sector, stressing that the current wheat prices encourage farmers to market their crops to the marketing centers in the governorate.
The Director of Al-Hasakah Agriculture, Engineer Rajab Salama, confirmed that the wheat purchase prices are appropriate in terms of taking into account production costs, especially in the rain-fed areas, which constitute the largest area planted with crops in the governorate and help increase the turnout of marketed farmers at centers to buy grain.
The head of the Agricultural Association in Qamishli, Alwan Al-Omari, stated that the decision to raise the price of wheat constitutes an incentive to encourage the farmer to bid, especially in light of the high prices of agricultural materials, fertilizers and seeds, pointing out that the decision is a compensation for the effort exerted by the farmer during the agricultural season and until the harvest season.
The farmer Khader Al-Jassem from the countryside of Tal Barak district called for prices to be unstable and liable to increase in the event of an increase in wheat purchase prices in the local markets in order to ensure that the largest quantity of wheat produced is marketed to the purchasing centers, while Falah Abdul Salam Al-Ajil from the countryside of Al-Arisha district pointed out that the new prices confirm Take care to receive every grain of wheat from the farmers.
The Cabinet decided yesterday to raise the price of purchasing wheat crops from farmers for the 2021 season to 900 Syrian pounds per kilogram 800 pounds as a purchase price, with a reward of 100 pounds per kilogram for those who market their wheat to the centers of the Grain Corporation.
Bushra Barhoum