date:May 09, 2019
Date prices have spiked in Kurdistan Regions markets ahead of the month of Ramadan. Traders in Erbil blame Iraqs ban on cheaper foreign imports. Muslims traditionally break their daily fast during Ramadan by eating dates. As a result, the price of the dried fruit often goes up during the holy month.
However, according to local traders in Erbils markets, prices are even higher than previous years owing to the Iraqi governments ban on the import of cheaper foreign dates and the lifting of interna