Payment of 93% of Hamdani wheat farmers' claims

Hamedan - Director General of Grains and Commercial Services of Hamedan province said: More than 18 hemt equivalent to 93% of the total demands of farmers have been deposited and Hamedan stood at the eighth place with a 4.7% share of purchased wheat.

According to the report of Ambassador Arjan Seyed Hossein Khansari, he explained the latest situation and record of guaranteed wheat purchase operations in Hamedan province this year, and stated: In total, more than 397 thousand tons of quality wheat were purchased from the farmers of the province, and the total Rial value of this volume of the product and the registered claims of wheat farmers is estimated to be more than 19.5 thousand billion tomans.

Regarding the process of settlement of funds and farmers' claims, he added: With the follow-ups carried out so far, more than 18 wheat farmers of Hamedan province have been paid, which is equivalent to 93% of the total claims, and the rest of the amounts are in the queue for payment and final settlement based on the anticipated mechanisms.

The Director General of Grain and Commercial Services of Hamedan province pointed out the provincial rank at the national level and said: Hamedan province has taken the eighth place in the country in the guaranteed purchase of wheat this year, a position that indicates the effective role and strategic position of the province's agriculture in providing strategic wheat products and protecting the country's food security.

Khansari stated: Out of the total of more than 8 million tons of wheat purchased in the whole country, the share of Hamedan province was about 4.7%, which shows the effective weight of agricultural products of this province in the national bread and flour basket.

By breaking down the purchase statistics at the level of the provinces, he noted: Kabudar Ahang city with delivery of more than 81 thousand tons and Rozen city with more than 80 thousand tons are at the top of the provinces in terms of the guaranteed purchase volume of wheat.

The director general of grain and commercial services of Hamadan province emphasized the contribution of supporting organizations in this process and stated: more than 95% of the total volume of guaranteed wheat purchases in the province was made by the managers of the rural cooperative network and the private sector, and the rural cooperative network, with a share of more than 55%, has played the biggest role in organizing product delivery and supporting farmers.

Explaining the logistical details of this plan, Khansari said: This year, 54 shopping centers were active in all parts of Hamadan province and managed to deliver and store more than 80,000 wheat shipments sent by more than 33,000 farmers during the buying season.

Referring to the surplus of the province's production compared to domestic per capita consumption, he reminded: due to the high volume of production and purchase this year, the amount of purchased products is beyond the province's annual consumption requirement, and based on national plans, surplus shipments are loaded and sent to other needy provinces of the country so that the supply chain of other parts remains stable.

In the end, the Director General of Grain and Commercial Services of Hamedan Province emphasized on the continuation of follow-ups to pay 100% of the remaining demands of farmers and added: Guaranteed purchase of wheat is one of the most central support programs in the agriculture sector, which supports the organization of the product sales network, stabilizes the motivation of wheat farmers, directs the flow of domestic production and guarantees the strategic reserves of the country's stable flour and bread chain.