The Iranian government has lifted its curbs on rice imports amid efforts to quell domestic prices of the staple grain.
Iran’s agriculture sector grew 3.2% in the Iranian calendar year ending March 2025, driven by a 32% rise in agricultural exports and a $3 billion improvement in the sector’s trade balance, Agriculture Minister Gholamreza Nouri Qezeljeh said.
President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered the ministers of agriculture and interior to begin an urgent overhaul and implementation of a nationwide crop pattern reform plan, aimed at addressing the country’s growing climate and water resource challenges.
Iran exported $1.7 billion worth of pistachios in the calendar year to March 20, marking a 143% increase from the previous year, a senior agriculture ministry official said on Sunday.
Iran exported 214,300 tons of saffron worth $184.7 million in the past Iranian calendar year to March 20, according to an official with the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).
The deputy head of the board of trustees of Iran Pistachio Association has announced a significant increase in pistachio exports in the second half of last year.
Iran exported $5.2 billion worth of agricultural products in the past Iranian calendar year to late March, marking a 29% increase compared to the previous year, the country’s Customs Administration (IRICA) announced on Saturday.
The Iranian agriculture ministry (MAJ) has banned exports of more crops from the country as part of efforts to control soaring food prices in the domestic market in the days remaining until the holy month of Ramadan and the new Iranian year.
Iran, the world’s second-largest date producer, exported 30 percent of its crop this year, generating $400 million in revenue, the head of the National Association of Iranian Dates said on Saturday.
The president of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA) has emphasized the importance of enhancing bilateral trade between Iran and Turkey, particularly in the agricultural and food industries.