Deir Ez-Zour... Farmers protest against the PYD administration’s decision regarding wheat pricing

ARK News… In condemnation of the wheat price that was set by the PYD administration for the year 2024, farmers and citizens protested in the al-Ma’amel area in Deir Ez-Zour, which is under the control of the Syrian Democratic Forces, against the decision.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that dozens of farmers, on Saturday,1/6/2024, protested against the PYD administration’s price for the price of the wheat (31) cents, in front of the Civil Council in Deir Ez-Zour in the Ma’amel area.

The Agriculture and Irrigation Authority of the PYD Administration, on May 28, 2024 said in a press conference that the wheat purchase price (31) cents will not change and the price and it will remain as specified.

Protests and sit-ins have continued since 26/05/2024, within the areas under the control of the PYD administration (Amouda - Qamishlo - Derbasiya - Raqqa) , in rejection of the purchase price of the wheat crop at a rate that is not sufficient to compensate for the costs.

The PYD administration, on Sunday, 26/05/2024,set the price of a kilo of wheat at (31) cents, that was subjected to the numerical grading system for the 2024 season, noting that in previous years the price of wheat was as follows: In 2023, it was 43 cents, and in 2022, it was 55 Cents, this is a major decline and has serious consequences for the residents of the region.

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