By John Lee.
The Directorate of Agriculture in Karbala has announced the completion of the 2024-2025 wheat harvest and marketing campaign, reporting the highest yield in the province's history.
According to a statement from the Directorate reported by the state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA), more than 305,000 tonnes of wheat have been delivered to the state-run Grain Trading Company's Karbala branch. This success followed strong coordination between the federal and local governments, which helped overcome logistical challenges.
This year's cultivated wheat area was 365,000 dunams, of which 220,000 were part of the official agricultural plan and 145,000 were cultivated independently. The central government has approved procurement of the entire harvest, including crops grown outside the plan.
The total output marks a sharp increase from the 228,000 tonnes harvested last year. The Directorate noted significant expansion into desert areas using centre-pivot irrigation systems.
The Ministry of Agriculture has set the procurement price at 850,000 Iraqi dinars per tonne for crops irrigated with modern technology and 800,000 dinars for those using traditional flood irrigation.
(Source: INA)
Comments are closed.