Name of God
Statement of East Azarbaijan Chamber of Agricultural Guilds about the announcement of wheat prices by the government
Honorable President of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Mr. Hojjat-ul-Islam wal-Muslimin Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi
According to the announcement of the government spokesman regarding the determination of the guaranteed purchase price of farmers’ wheat in 1402, which was set at 15 thousand tomans per kilogram with the proposal of the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad and with the approval of the government board, on the eve of the revision in the price council and support policies of basic products Agriculture has surprised many farmers.
According to the law, the price of wheat should be reviewed and determined in the pricing and support policies of basic agricultural products chaired by the Minister of Agricultural Jihad and the presence of the Minister of Economy and the head of the country’s planning and budget organization and 6 members of the council from agricultural organizations and expert farmers, and after The agreement of the Ministry of Jihad and Agriculture to announce the final price to the government for approval. In fact, the guaranteed purchase rate of wheat becomes legal with the approval of the Council.
Considering that the guaranteed purchase price of wheat for the year 1402 in September of last year and before the beginning of the crop year and the growing season was considered in the price council and the adoption of support policies for basic agricultural products for wheat, the base price is 11 thousand 500 tomans plus one thousand 500 tomans was the subsidy for planting. However, during the second half of last year, high inflation, a sharp increase in the exchange rate, the growth of the world price of wheat, and the increase in production costs caused dissatisfaction among farmers and made it necessary to review the guaranteed purchase price of wheat. For this purpose, the meeting of the council was supposed to be held in March of this year, but it was repeatedly canceled and postponed to the following weeks. Finally, due to the resignation of Dr. Sadati Nejad, the former Minister of Jihad Agriculture, this meeting was not held until the end of April.
On the other hand, the Parliament’s Agriculture Commission, with the presence of agricultural organizations and expert review, has proposed a price of 17 thousand tomans for the guaranteed purchase of wheat. However, farmers are still against this proposed price and say that setting the price below 17 thousand tomans will be a loss for farmers.
Your Excellency, as the president of the popular and revolutionary government, was expected to curb inflation and increase production, as last year, by determining and approving the appropriate price of wheat, taking into account the global conditions of wheat and ensuring people’s food security, to prevent wheat smuggling to neighboring countries. and cause the delivery of wheat to the honorable government. Therefore, we, the food security soldiers of East Azarbaijan province, while supporting the policies of the respected government and delivering wheat to the official government shopping centers, declare our objection to the approved price and request the holding of a review meeting and expert review of the price of wheat in the pricing council and adoption of policies. Basic agricultural products are supported and we don’t consider a rate lower than 17 thousand tomans to be a reasonable price.
Hadi Faraji Azad
Head of the Chamber of Agricultural Guilds of East Azarbaijan Province