Iran is importing no wheat three years after it used to import 7 million tons of the crop, according to a senior official with the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad (MAJ).
If the export barriers are removed, Iran can earn $1.5 to $2 billion by exporting pistachios, as announced by the head of the Iran Pistachio Association.
Iran’s imports of cooking oil and oil seeds reached some $4.329 billion in the calendar year to late March, according to a report which shows that the country has a long way to go to become self-sufficient in production of those commodities.
Considering an anticipated rise in domestic rice production and last year reserves, Iran will need no more rice imports in the current calendar year to March 2025, according to a senior official with the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad (MAJ).
The value of Iran’s potato exports reached $52 million during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year.
Iran Chamber of Commerce has urged the implementation of a 10-year water austerity plan to better manage the country’s water resources.
Iran’s Ministry of Agriculture announced a significant increase in crop yields from dryland farming, reaching 8 million metric tons (mt) this year.
A report by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) said the country’s pistachios exports in the five calendar months to late August registered a major growth compared to the same period last year.
Iran’s customs office (IRICA) figures show the country’s agriculture exports rose significantly in the five months to late August compared to the same period last year.
Wheat production has risen by up to 100% in some Iranian provinces thanks to bumper harvest and price incentives offered to farmers.