Ammon News - Ministry of Agriculture began receiving grain (wheat and barley) from farmers and opening receiving centers and silos, according to the Ministry's Secretary-General, Mohammad Hiyari.

The Cabinet approved, earlier, to start purchasing wheat and barley crops from farmers for the 2022/2023 agricultural season.

The decision comes as a continuation of the government's policy of supporting farmers and encouraging them to increase the areas cultivated with wheat and barley because of their strategic importance, according to a statement by the Cabinet.

The Cabinet decided to approve the purchase prices for wheat and barley at JD500 per ton for seed wheat and JD420 for port wheat.

As well as it decided to adopt the price of seed barley at JD420 per ton and JD370 per ton for port barley.