date:Jul 02, 2013
ert areas harvested their crops and started supplying the market with vegetables, Haddadin said.
Tomato prices dropped noticeably on Saturday (29th July) because some 600 tonnes of the produce arrived in the central market, causing prices per kilo to go down from JD0.80-JD1 to JD0.25, Haddadin said, noting that local demand for tomatoes is 500 tonnes per day.
In the first quarter of 2013, exports of fruits and vegetables reached around JD145 million, according to the ministrys figures, which a