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Afghanistan: Opium production down, but prices rise

Categories: Central Asia & Caucasus, Afghanistan, Economics & Business, Governance

Nick Fielding says [1] that, according to the latest UN Office on Drugs and Crime report, Afghan opium production decreased significantly due to a disease that affected the crop. Nevertheless, income from the crop amounted has risen because of the increase in price.