[Oan- Baghdad] revealed to the Committee on Agriculture and Water parliamentary, for the government to reduce crops of wheat and barley delivered by peasants and farmers to the Ministry of Commerce stores in 2017 prices.
Committee Chairman Furat al - Tamimi told all of Iraq [where], "We were surprised Cabinet decision yesterday regarding pricing ton crop , according to types of wheat was because we in the House have issued a hearing on Monday , a statement as a committee Agriculture and Water when the government demanded not to reduce crop prices and the prices of new has been reduced from 100 to 120 000 dinars per ton. "
He warned that" leads to reduce prices to the reluctance of peasants from cultivating their land because the production costs for the cultivation of wheat crop are high, and lower prices this time is incorrect and possible arrange the reluctance of some farmers and cause significant unemployment of this slide was our hope from the government to keep prices without reducing. "
he pointed Tamimi , " although it is approaching prices compared with the crop imported but to encourage local product and keep hard currency within the country to import wheat from other countries , the government had retained from last year 's prices that has been reduced too, but reduced again cause problems. "
He continued , " We as a committee we will have a position on this resolution and we'll record our objection and we will ask parliament to vote on the decision to shut the cabinet for his assessment of the prices because the government today is not able to pay the agricultural inputs of fertilizers and seeds and discounted electricity and allowances for rent the government has delayed payment of dues all these will have negative effects on the agricultural sector. "
He stressed" the need for the disbursement of these amounts nearest period to enable the farmer and the farmer's planting next season without paying dues farms from agriculture can not and Iraq would lose large amounts of wheat crop that fall within the ration card items will make the Department of Commerce that it imports from abroad and thus represents a financial burden. "
He called on al - Tamimi , " the Council of Ministers to have as much responsibility to pay dues, especially with the imminent start of the winter season for planting in the first of next October , especially in the southern provinces , which will begin Agriculture time early. "
the Council of Ministers approved in its meeting yesterday on entitlements farmers to take charge of the ministries of trade and agriculture to proceed with the reimbursement of farmers for crops received in 2016, and the Ministry of Finance to provide financial liquidity through treasury bonds in order to pay dues of farmers for crops received in 2016 .
according to the decision, " the farmer receives dues within one week from the date of receipt of the crop , " pointing out that "approval of the cabinet on a plan to speed up the receipt of agricultural crops from the ministries of trade and agriculture."
and select a cabinet " of agricultural crops that would be delivered in 2017 , according to the following rates that this decision is implemented starting from the date of issue:
a / wheat first class: 560 000 dinars per ton.
b / wheat second class: 480 000 dinars per ton.
c / wheat third degree [feed]: 420 000 dinars per ton.
d / barley: 420 000 dinars per ton.
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Committee Chairman Furat al - Tamimi told all of Iraq [where], "We were surprised Cabinet decision yesterday regarding pricing ton crop , according to types of wheat was because we in the House have issued a hearing on Monday , a statement as a committee Agriculture and Water when the government demanded not to reduce crop prices and the prices of new has been reduced from 100 to 120 000 dinars per ton. "
He warned that" leads to reduce prices to the reluctance of peasants from cultivating their land because the production costs for the cultivation of wheat crop are high, and lower prices this time is incorrect and possible arrange the reluctance of some farmers and cause significant unemployment of this slide was our hope from the government to keep prices without reducing. "
he pointed Tamimi , " although it is approaching prices compared with the crop imported but to encourage local product and keep hard currency within the country to import wheat from other countries , the government had retained from last year 's prices that has been reduced too, but reduced again cause problems. "
He continued , " We as a committee we will have a position on this resolution and we'll record our objection and we will ask parliament to vote on the decision to shut the cabinet for his assessment of the prices because the government today is not able to pay the agricultural inputs of fertilizers and seeds and discounted electricity and allowances for rent the government has delayed payment of dues all these will have negative effects on the agricultural sector. "
He stressed" the need for the disbursement of these amounts nearest period to enable the farmer and the farmer's planting next season without paying dues farms from agriculture can not and Iraq would lose large amounts of wheat crop that fall within the ration card items will make the Department of Commerce that it imports from abroad and thus represents a financial burden. "
He called on al - Tamimi , " the Council of Ministers to have as much responsibility to pay dues, especially with the imminent start of the winter season for planting in the first of next October , especially in the southern provinces , which will begin Agriculture time early. "
the Council of Ministers approved in its meeting yesterday on entitlements farmers to take charge of the ministries of trade and agriculture to proceed with the reimbursement of farmers for crops received in 2016, and the Ministry of Finance to provide financial liquidity through treasury bonds in order to pay dues of farmers for crops received in 2016 .
according to the decision, " the farmer receives dues within one week from the date of receipt of the crop , " pointing out that "approval of the cabinet on a plan to speed up the receipt of agricultural crops from the ministries of trade and agriculture."
and select a cabinet " of agricultural crops that would be delivered in 2017 , according to the following rates that this decision is implemented starting from the date of issue:
a / wheat first class: 560 000 dinars per ton.
b / wheat second class: 480 000 dinars per ton.
c / wheat third degree [feed]: 420 000 dinars per ton.
d / barley: 420 000 dinars per ton.
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