Reports the Peninsula newspaper:

DOHA: Prices of barley has sharply gone up due to the shortage of supply in the local market as a result of political unrest in Syria, a major producer of the staple food in the Gulf region.

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Price of barley has increased from QR25 to QR35 per bag that farm owners were left with no choice than to buy from other sources at the local market at a much higher cost.

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