Farmers objected to a reduced government purchase price of 500,000 dinars per ton for wheat grown outside the official cultivation plan, compared with 700,000 dinars for approved land. They said production costs approached 400,000 dinars per ton and that checkpoint delays damaged crops. Protesters also demanded overdue 2025 payments and equal treatment for roughly 100,000 hectares.
Kirkuk farmers protest lower wheat purchase price and delayed payments
Farmers objected to a reduced government purchase price of 500,000 dinars per ton for wheat grown outside the official cultivation plan, compared with 700,000 dinars for approved land. They said production costs approached 400,000 dinars per ton and that checkpoint delays damaged crops. Protesters also demanded overdue 2025 payments and equal treatment for roughly 100,000 hectares.
