“The fruit used to go to Russia, but it doesn’t anymore…” |
In the “Citrus” market of Astara district, farmers complained that they could not sell their products such as tangerines and lemons. At the entrance to the market, two people were haggling over the price. The buyer wants to buy a kilogram of tangerines for 30 kopecks, and the seller asked him to increase at least 5 kopecks. In the end, they agree.
“From the bank credit I took it, what can I give it?”
The seller, who did not want to be named, says 20 supplied tons of tangerines. But according to him, he has room to store only 5-6 tons of the product: “Where should I store the rest? Half of the crops I put in the warehouse have also rotted. One kilogram of the product cost 25-30 kopecks. We take care of trees throughout the year and at the end of the year. From the bank credit I took it, what can I give it? Can’t open a tangerine processing shop here? There are farmers who did not collect the crop from the tree. Why study, where should it lead? It is even more dangerous to keep it deep.”
“No car pays for fuel”
There are not many buyers in the market. Farmers say that the buyer who comes to the market also buys a small amount of produce. “Niva” to Marzesa of Astara district, bringing products for sale with a branded car village resident Bakhtiyar Nuraliyev says that it is 12-13 kilometers from the market to their village: “It is a mountainous area. Natural in the village gas there is no The light is intermittent. The road is bad. All farms in the village have planted tangerine and lemon trees. We were able to sell our products last year. This year the situation is not good. We come to the market, sell 1-2 kilograms and return. There is no fuel money for the car. “Our village has been neglected due to its remote location.”
He is worried that they will suffer losses this year: “In us snow when it rains, the connections with the district center are cut off, we live indoors. The families living in the village sell their crops and buy 7-8 sacks of flour and have supplies for the winter. We could not supply flour because the product was not sold. The number of those who have not endured the hardships and leave the village is increasing year by year.
“Our fruit is left on the tree”
Vü who sells lemons near himsnow Abdullayev says that he does not pick some of the citrus fruits grown on his farm from the trees: “There is no market, why should we supply?” A buyer would come, 10-He would buy 15 tons, load them into the car and take them away. We did not see those buyers this year. They say that the domestic market is full of citrus fruits. That’s why they don’t buy. It has to be sold so they can buy it. Our fruit is left on the tree.”
“He was going to Russia”
In the Astara region, citrus fruits are grown mainly in the villages located in the foothills. Kijaba settlement of the district is also located in the foothills. According to Nadir Ganjiyev, a resident of this settlement, the problem lies in the sale of the product: “When I hear that some farmer We are happy to have sold 5 tons of products. Fruit He was going to Russia, the price was stable. It doesn’t go now. Our population also spends money on bread. We are stuck in the middle. My product is low, I hope to sell. There are tons of products out there. If our products are not sold, it will have a bad effect on our livelihood.”
Astara District Village of the Department of Economy chief Confidence According to Abbasov, the necessary places have been informed about the current situation. According to his emphasis, both Ukraine, Russia markets were affected by the war, as well as Russia Iran goods: “According to today’s information, 44 thousand tons of tangerines were delivered from farms. The collection continues.”
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