A member of parliament’s agricultural commission said the government had put forward a proposal for purchase of wheat at 2500 tomans, which was put on the agenda of the Economic Council.
Ali Akbari, member of the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources and Environment on the amount of wheat purchased from farmers in the current crop year and the guaranteed purchase price for this crop next year, said: According to reports received up to two weeks ago, seven and Half a million tonnes of wheat were purchased from farmers as a guarantee.
End of September Last opportunity to buy wheat
Speaking at a meeting of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, he said that by the end of September the government would be given the opportunity to deliver the existing wheat.
So far, the purchase rate of 2800 tomans offered by the farmers has not been approved.
Noting that the government has not yet agreed to the offer of a guaranteed purchase price of 2800 tomans next year for crops presented by the farmer, Akbari added: The government has put forward a proposal for 2500 tomans of wheat which is on the agenda of the Economic Council.
Member of the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources and Environment finally told the House of Commons that the guaranteed purchase price of wheat as a strategic commodity should be determined by national interests and purely for the benefit of farmers.