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Mon, 07, 21
Markets have started receiving some varieties of dates (Phoenix dactylifera), attracting consumers in both rural and urban areas, but producers and traders seem unhappy as they have lost their foreign buyers who paid better rates.
Markets have started receiving some varieties of dates (Phoenix dactylifera), attracting consumers in both rural and urban areas, but producers and traders seem unhappy as they have lost their foreign buyers who paid better rates.
Growers said they used to sell large quantities of dates to foreign buyers, especially in neighbouring countries. The highest quantity was sold to India and the rest to other neighbours and far off countries too. However, exports of dates have declined, hitting the income of date traders.