Salman Barodo: Procedures will be taken if wheat crop is not sufficient

As wheat and irrigable barley crops began to be harvested in the region, farmers supplied their crops to receiving centers distributed in the north and east of Syria, with 26 receiving centers set at the price set by AANES. Wheat prices were set at 1,150 Syrian lire and barley at 850 Syrian lire per kilo.

In his turn, the co-chair of the Agriculture and Economy Body in North and East Syria Salman Barodo said: "It is expected that 500,000 tons of strategic wheat crop will be received, so far we have received 50,000 tons at all receiving centers."

Barodo added: "The situation of this year's rain-fed crop is very bad, so there has been reliance on irrigable crops in all regions. According to statistics reported by departmental agriculture committees, 300,000 hectares are grown with irrigable wheat."

On the self - sufficiency of the wheat crop, Salman Barodo said: "We are working on the availability of wheat for bread and seed insurance for next season, and there are more than 170 thousand tons of last year's crop in the department stores. If we cannot achieve self-sufficiency from the wheat crop, there are other solutions to be found.

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ANHA