AMMAN —
According to the Jordan Valley Farmers Union, MP Ahmed Al-Qatawneh’s assertion
that the prices of vegetable increased because of exports to Israel is
inaccurate because exports to Israel do not exceed 1.3 tons per month, a
fraction of the about 2 tons a day of its overall exports, according to
Al-Ghad.
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The union also
stressed that the prices of vegetables and fruits are appropriate and that the
month-old rise in the prices of cucumbers and some other crops was due to a
number of challenges that are faced every year for a limited period of no more
than three weeks, as well as to the weather conditions, such as frost
formation, and the shrinking of agricultural areas, often left fallow due to
accumulated losses.
The union rebuked
the lawmaker’s and other such statements that, it said, are not based on fact
and do not take into consideration the efforts of the Jordanian farmers who
face challenges and marketing hindrances in neighboring Arab countries.
The union would
have appreciated a visit by the deputy, to follow up on the damage to the crops
inflicted by the frost and on the difficult situation of the sector,
particularly in view of the pandemic, instead of all the taxes and fees imposed
on farmers with the consent of the deputies, it said. However, the union said
it still appreciates the partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture in
regulating production and overcoming marketing problems through the application
of the Agriculture and Production Directive, which remains the greatest
challenge for Jordanian farmers.
“We had hoped that
his excellency would support the Jordanian farmers when the prices of
agricultural products fell, forcing them to sell for less than their cost or
sometimes to leave them on the farms rather than exert all that effort for no
return, but reassure that we always stand by the nation and work to meet its
food security, at times at the expense of our living conditions,” said a union
statement.
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