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News ID: 72815
Publish Date : 17 November 2019 - 22:13

Iranian Tomatoes Hit Pakistan Market



QUETTA, Pakistan (Dispatches) – Pakistan has granted permits to several companies in Quetta to import 4,500 tons of tomatoes from Iran to meet the internal needs and to tackle the high prices.
The Fruit and Vegetable Association confirmed the issuance of permit. But the traders said that since the tomatoes would come via the Afghanistan route, they would still cost them Rs200 per kg. A trader said: "The government should directly import tomatoes from Iran.” If tomatoes come directly from the Iran-Pakistan Taftan border, their price would be reduced to half, he added. "The fields of tomatoes and other vegetables in Sindh were destroyed due to rains,” said a trader.