Local veg sale to kick off at yards Thursday

The winter sale of local vegetables is set to begin as the Ministry of Municipality, represented by the Agricultural Affairs Department, has announced that four yards - Al Wakra, Al Khor & Al Thakhira, Al Shamal and Al Sheehaniya - to sell such products will open Thursday. The ministry said the four markets will work thrice a week, on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, from 7am until 3 pm. As for the Al Mazrouah yard, the ministry said that it will be opened on November 18 at its new location, the Umm Salal Central Market.