Beginning of white onion harvest in Rashtkhar

Beginning of white onion harvest in Rashtkhar

The director of Jihad Keshavarzi Rashtkhar announced the beginning of harvesting edible white onion in 300 hectares of the city’s lands.

Mohammad Javad Masoudi said: This year, we have more than 10,500 tons of onion produced in this city, which are sold in the cities of Mashhad, Torbat-e Heydarieh, etc.

Noting that the average production of onion per hectare is 35 tons, he said: In order to increase the production of support services such as distributing 750,000 kg of chemical fertilizers, monitoring and care of network members to control weeds, pests and diseases.

Masoudi said: It is necessary to reform the guaranteed purchase price of onion this year due to the existence of inflation in order to support farmers.

The director of Jihad Keshavarzi Rashtkhar, referring to the unfavorable situation of the processing industries in relation to the processing of onion products, stated: Exporting the processed onion product will be much more favorable than exporting it raw, so it is very important to pay attention to increasing the desirability of the processing industries. Is.