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products marketed in 2005/06. Farmers used up to 5% of their yields for household needs and<br />

the remaining was sold. All surveyed households responded that they sold their products at<br />

the market in the aimag center and also to traders from neighboring aimags. In general, there<br />

is neither an elaborated marketing system nor regular buyers -therefore farmers sell their<br />

products depending on the current market situations.<br />

The market price for crops differs from year to year and from season to season. Thus<br />

households with storage facilities can sell parts of their harvest for higher prices in winter or<br />

250<br />

200<br />

193.4<br />

183.3<br />

150<br />

100<br />

50<br />

0<br />

15.5<br />

15.5<br />

5<br />

5<br />

harvest<br />

5.7<br />

sold<br />

5.7<br />

harvest<br />

0.3<br />

sold<br />

0.28<br />

harvest<br />

7<br />

sold<br />

7<br />

15<br />

8<br />

30<br />

30<br />

9<br />

9<br />

0<br />

0<br />

harvest<br />

sold<br />

harvest<br />

sold<br />

harvest<br />

sold<br />

harvest<br />

sold<br />

harvest<br />

sold<br />

harvest<br />

sold<br />

harvest<br />

sold<br />

Amount (t)<br />

Potatoes Carrots Tomatoes Cucumbers<br />

Onions Cabbages Turnips Watermelons<br />

Honeydew<br />

melons<br />

Other<br />

Crops<br />

Source: Survey results, June 2006<br />

Figure 63: Total Harvest and sold Crops of SurveyedHouseholds, Myangad sum 2005/06<br />

spring. Tab. 28 shows the range of crop prices paid to farmers, average prices, the marketed<br />

amount and revenues from marketing in 2005/2006:<br />

117

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