MojNews- Hossein Shirzad , who is also the CEO of the Central Organization for Rural Cooperatives of Iran (CORC), said despite the current challenging situation of banks to give financial facilities and loans, CORC has succeeded to settle the debts of the tomato farmers .

Elaborating on the detailed financial procedure of the debt settlement, Shirzad pointed that from September ۲۰۱۹, about ۳۳۵۰۰۰ tons, amounting over IR.۳۳۲۶ billion (۱$=۱۴۵۰۰۰ IR) have been purchased from ۱۳ provinces nationwide, that CORC paid back. 

"East Azarbayjan had sold ۱,۹۵۵,۷۴۰ kg tomato, amounting ۱۹,۵۵۷,۴۰۰,۰۰۰ rial, West Azarbayjan, ۱۲,۶۸۰,۶۹۴ kg, amounting ۱۲۶,۸۰۶,۹۴۰,۰۰۰ rial and Ardebil ۲,۱۹۵,۱۵۲ kg, amounting ۲۰, ۹۰۶, ۶۵۴, ۰۰۰ rial. Isfahan, Razavi khorasan, North Khorasan had harvested ۶,۷۰۰,۷۵۷ kg, ۴۱,۸۷۲,۷۷۳ kg and ۱,۸۹۱,۳۰۳ kg respectively and received ۶۷,۰۰۷,۵۷۰,۰۰۰ rial, ۴۱۸,۷۲۷,۷۳۰,۰۰۰ rial and ۱۸,۹۱۳,۰۳۰,۰۰۰ rial as well", the official asserted.

Explaining the payment process of the tomato value of the Zanjan, Semnan and Fars provinces, the Chairman of the CORC implied that the tomato farmers of the Zanjan have received about ۱۷۳ billion rial for about ۱۹,۰۰۰ tons,Semnan farmers ۲۴ billion rial for harvesting more than ۲۰۰۰ tons tomato and Fars tomato farmers have received  over ۱,۳۲۲ billion rial for producing more than ۱۳۳,۰۰۰ tons tomato.

"Ghazvin, Kordestan and Kermanshah have received ۶۶,۴۲۲,۷۹۴,۰۰۰ IR, ۲۴,۷۴۵,۹۸۰,۰۰۰ IR and ۸۰۶,۱۷۲,۸۸۴,۰۰۰ IR for harvesting about ۷۰۰۰ tons, ۲۵۰۰ tons and ۸۱۰۰۰ tons respectively. Ranking as the lower province, in terms of tomato producing, Hamedan has harvested ۴۴۸,۳۸۷ tons tomato and received ۴,۱۳۸,۶۱۲,۰۱۰ rial.