The majority of farmers' crops in Daraa province, southern Syria, were damaged after a frost wave that lasted for four consecutive days at the end of February.
The damages affected the greenhouse vegetable season in the Yarmouk Valley, grown under plastic tunnels, especially winter crops that are sensitive to frost, such as fava beans, peas, and potatoes.
The frost wave's damages reflected on the local market, where vegetable prices soared, with the price of a kilogram of peas reaching 40,000 Syrian pounds (4 US dollars), after previously being 20,000 pounds.
The price of a kilogram of fava beans rose from 5,000 to 15,000 Syrian pounds, and zucchini prices increased from 7,000 to 15,000 pounds. Residents of the Yarmouk Basin rely on greenhouse farming, benefiting from reclaimed lands deep in the valley.
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