Tomatoes imported from Iran to reach Pakistan today

ISLAMABAD: Prices of tomatoes are expected to stabilize as its first delivery from Iran to reach Pakistan today.

After the first consignment, comprises 12 containers of tomatoes from Iran, more containers were on the way to Pakistan to help stabilize the price of the vegetable.

The Ministry of National Food Security after taking a decision about the import of tomatoes from Iran had granted permission to import firms to bring the vegetable from Iran to address the shortage in the country.

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Importers will procure tomatoes from Iran for a period of three to four weeks for selling in the domestic market. The government has set a deadline of 13th December for the import.

The government authorities believe that the new crop from Sindh will reach the market in the next two to three weeks, to stabilize the price situation. In the meanwhile, imports from Iran within this buffer period will help to fill the gap to an extent.