Amman:The Jordanian Citrus Agricultural Cooperative Society has called on citrus farmers in unaffected areas to pause their harvests for two days, Friday and Saturday, following a recent rainstorm. The pause is intended to allow farmers impacted by wind-dropped fruit to collect and market their produce.
According to Jordan News Agency, the Society's President, Abdul Rahman Al-Ghazawi, stated that this initiative is a demonstration of solidarity among farmers. It aims to mitigate the economic losses incurred after heavy winds hit the Al-Aghwar Al-Shamaliyah (Northern Ghor) region on Tuesday.
Al-Ghazawi further explained that the temporary halt in harvesting will give severely affected farmers the opportunity to gather fallen fruit and deliver it to central markets. This measure is expected to prevent market oversupply, stabilize prices, and reduce losses.
He underscored the necessity of collective compliance to maintain orderly supply chains to central wholesale markets and avoid market saturation in a short period.
The storm on Tuesday led to substantial fruit loss across several citrus orchards in Northern Ghor. The Ministry of Agriculture has dispatched specialized technical committees to conduct field assessments and quantify the extent of the damage.
The Al-Aghwar Al-Shamaliyah region encompasses approximately 66,000 dunams of citrus-cultivated land, contributing to about 82 percent of Jordan's total national citrus production.