Rice

Iran no longer importing tea, basmati rice from India, says Business Standard

Iran has stopped signing all contracts to import tea and basmati rice from India as of last week, Business Standard reported.

Trade

Iran imports over 1 million tons of rice in six months

More than 1 million tons of rice were imported into Iran during the first half of the current Iranian year (March 21-Sept. 22).

Trade

Iran’s five-month rice imports hit record high

New figures by the Iranian customs office (IRICA) show that rice imports into the country have reached new records amid government efforts to contain rampant prices of high-end domestic varieties of rice.

Trade

Iran imports $825 million worth of Indian rice in seven months

Iran has imported some $825 million worth of rice from India in the in the first seven months of 2022 (January – July) registering a 28% year-on-year growth, according to a report by India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Trade

Iran lifts seasonal ban on rice imports

Foroud Asgari, a deputy head of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA), said that the seasonal ban on rice imports will not become operational this year.

Agriculture and Environment

Iran’s annual rice imports at record high

A total of 1.75 million tons of rice were imported into Iran during the last fiscal year (March 2021-22), which is a 10-year record high, according to the secretary of Iran Rice Association.

Trade

Iran rice imports to exceed 1 million tons this year

A total of 660,000 tons of imported rice were cleared from customs since the beginning of the current Iranian year on March 21 until Nov. 13, says an Agriculture Ministry official.

Trade

Iran’s rice imports up 24% to 665k tons

Iran imported a total of 665,000 tons of rice during the current Iranian year’s first eight months (March 21-Nov. 21), showing a 24% rise compared with the similar period of last year, according to the director general of Distribution and Sales Coordination Bureau with the Government Trading Corporation.

Agriculture and Environment

Iran’s rice imports up by 33% in H1 fiscal year

Iranian customs administration (IRICA) figures show that rice imports into the country rose by nearly a third in volume terms in the six months to September 22 amid attempts by the government to control rising prices of the domestically grown rice.

Trade

Traders press for lifting of Iran’s ban on rice imports

Traders are urging the Iranian government to lift a seasonal ban on rice imports amid a reported shortage that has caused prices of the domestic rice crop to soar.

Trade