Farmers and wholesalers in Jordan have demanded that the government stops the import of potatoes originating in Israel, the Jordanian newspaper Al-Rai reported last Thursday.
According to the report, the Jordanian farmers are claiming that the policy of the Jordanian Agriculture Ministry is forcing them to sell their produce at a loss. The reason for this, they claim, is that potatoes imported from Israel have flooded the Jordanian markets and have caused their produce to accumulate.
Jordanian farmers demand end to import of Israeli potatoes
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