According to a survey by Iran’s Parliamentary Research Center, the poverty line for a four-person household in Tehran has risen from 2.5 million tomans to 4.5 million tomans in the last two years, an increase of 80 percent.
The head of the Tehran Fruit and Vegetable Markets Union said: “Fruit prices are expected to increase by 10% with the reopening of the halls and the increase in demand for purchases.”
According to the regime's Khabar Fori website, on 5 June, Mustafa Daraei Nejat, a member of the Fruit and Vegetable Market, said: “The price of watermelon has increased by 10 percent compared to last week.” He announced the current price of 1,200 to 2,500 tomans per kilo of watermelon.
Regarding the impact of the reopening of the halls on the fruit market, Daraei Nejat said: “At the same time with the reopening of the reception halls and the increase in demand for purchases, it is expected that the price of fruit will increase by 10%. With the reopening of restaurants and the increase in demand for onions and potatoes, the price of each kilogram of the product has increased by 500 tomans compared to previous weeks.”
Darayehnejad announced the arrival of new nectarine fruits in the fruit market, telling iranfocus.com: “Peaches, nectarines, plums, gold drops, cherries, and apricots have already entered the field, which is increasing by 5% due to their novelty.”
[ 1 toman / 10 rial = €0,00021 ]
