Harvesting of clean potatoes has began in some areas of Azerbaijan. In keeping with the farmers, this yr, in comparison to closing yr, the yield is moderately low, however the costs are prime. Because of this, they hope to finish the season with a just right benefit.
It must be famous that the yearly call for for potatoes in our nation is 800-840 thousand heaps. This implies a per 30 days call for of 65-70 thousand heaps. In most cases, 90 % of the yearly call for is met through home manufacturing and the opposite 10 % through imported resources. So, I ponder how is the productiveness within the areas generally this yr? What are the associated fee predictions? The place are the export alternatives on this house?
“Productiveness is down, however costs are just right”
Vugar Musayev, a farmer from Jalilabad, stated that this yr he cultivated potatoes on 4 hectares. He predicted that one hectare will yield about 40 heaps: “Closing yr, we harvested 45 heaps in keeping with hectare. However we ended the season with a loss. Since the costs have been too low. We didn’t know what and the way we offered. This yr, in comparison to closing yr, productiveness has diminished. The lower in productiveness is because of risky climate stipulations. However the costs are just right. If this continues, we predict we can finish the season with a benefit, regardless of the low yield.”
The farmer famous that the wholesale value of 1 kilogram of clean potatoes within the fields varies between 80-90 kopecks: “No longer way back, the associated fee dropped to 60 kopecks. We weren’t glad with that value. Then again, relying at the potato selection, the costs are between 80-90 kopecks. This yr, we most popular the “Arizona” selection, and it’s promoting smartly. We promote potatoes each to native markets and to Russia.”
V. Musayev stated that he spent about 12,000 manats in keeping with hectare: “I consider that the present costs will totally quilt the prices I incurred, and the benefit will stay.”
20 vehicles of potatoes are offered day by day in Jalilabad
It must be famous that potatoes have been planted on 2,800 hectares of land in Jalilabad district this yr. In keeping with the tips we gained from the Jalilabad District State Agrarian Building Heart, plants have already been harvested from 760 hectares of land. The quantity of the product bought up to now is 16,400 heaps. 14,659 heaps of that product have been exported. 20 vehicles, 400 heaps of goods are offered throughout the day. In overall, 711 vehicles have transported merchandise up to now.
There should be quite a few product to achieve broad markets
Mirjavid Hasanov, knowledgeable at the agricultural box, believes that it’s nonetheless unattainable to satisfy Azerbaijan’s annual call for for potatoes thru native manufacturing. On the identical time, we export potatoes to a few nations. However we’re nonetheless depending on imports. Potatoes from Russia and Belarus dominate the markets. We should not have a large number of merchandise to visit international markets. This may increasingly most probably proceed within the subsequent 5-6 years. We will input international markets after assembly our annual call for for potatoes thru native manufacturing. There may be nice passion within the agricultural merchandise of Azerbaijan within the CIS nations, particularly in Russia. This is, if there’s a product, it’s not tricky to discover a purchaser.”
Even though potatoes are a winning box…
In keeping with M. Hasanov, potatoes are a reasonably winning box. It is simply that there should be fertile stipulations to reach prime productiveness: “Potatoes can’t be planted far and wide. For instance, in Gadabey, potatoes are planted in tubers. Synthetic irrigation is used within the cultivation procedure in Tovuz and Shamkir. Lately, now we have seen that it’s in those zones that farmers desire to have interaction in horticulture. Since the source of revenue on this box is extra. The farmer may be interested by making an investment within the house the place the source of revenue is upper. We can not drive him to plant potatoes.”
“Present costs must now not scare shoppers”
Economist Akif Nasirli stated that the wholesale value of clean potatoes will lower in the following few weeks. In keeping with him, the product recently presented out there is farash potato: “Farash potato is cultivated principally in Jalilabad zone. This yr, the prime value of clean potatoes in that zone may be associated with the relief of cultivated spaces. So, closing yr potatoes have been planted on 6000 hectares of land in Jalilabad, and this yr potatoes have been planted on 3000 hectares of land. Mass harvesting of potatoes will start in different areas in the following few weeks. Consequently, wholesale costs will lower.”
In keeping with the economist, this yr’s harvest is expected to be plentiful: “This yr’s climate stipulations have been favorable for the cultivation of agricultural merchandise, together with potatoes. It is simply that the elements has been risky for the previous two weeks. This slows down the method of beginning mass assortment. Present costs must now not scare shoppers. After some time, one kilogram of clean potatoes will grow to be less expensive as much as 50-60 kopecks. This is, the costs might be virtually on the identical stage in comparison to closing yr. Through autumn, inflation will building up through 10 %.”
“The principle purpose is that…”
Vugar Bayramov, a member of the Financial Coverage, Business and Entrepreneurship Committee of the Milli Majlis, stated that the cost of agricultural merchandise will lower in the following few months: “This is a matter associated with the season. New merchandise are already in the marketplace. Observations counsel that the manufacturing of agricultural merchandise is expanding yr through yr. From an financial viewpoint, an building up in manufacturing must additionally result in a lower in costs. On the whole, the expectancy is that we can practice discounts within the costs of agricultural merchandise throughout the season. Now the principle purpose is that there is not any synthetic value building up out there. The cost must fulfill each the manufacturer and the shopper.” (“Kaspi” newspaper)
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