Pro-coalition government deliberately stops export of fruits, vegetables through land outlets

MAHRA, April 10 (YPA) – The Ministry of Industry and Trade in the government loyal tp Saudi-led coalition in Mahra deliberately stopped granting certificates of origin during Ramadan for vegetable and fruit exports through the eastern land ports.

The Yemeni Cooperative Council for Fruits and Vegetables Exporters denounced on Monday the decision of the Ministry of Industry and Trade in the Saudi-backed government to stop exporting fruits and vegetables through land ports during Ramadan.

The Council indicated that the issuance of such random and ill-considered decisions serves the countries involved in aggression.

“This decision taken by the Saudi-backed government will strike the confidence and credibility of Yemeni exporters and cause the quantities intended for export to accumulate,” it added.

It explained that the mercenaries had stopped 200 refrigerators in the Shehen and Al-Wadea outlets since the beginning of April, which include varieties of fruits, which are subject to damage and double the material losses for the exporters.

The Council stressed that the justifications for issuing the aforementioned decision are flimsy and have nothing to do with reality.

“Our domestic agricultural production exceeds the local need, and the surplus is usually exported,” it added.

The Yemeni Cooperative Council for Fruits and Vegetables Exporters called on the relevant authorities and benefactors to find urgent solutions to stop this disastrous decision, which will cause catastrophic losses to farmers, exporters and the national economy.

E.M