agriculture

Iran saffron exported to 59 countries

A total of 178 tons of saffron worth $172.75 million were exported from Iran to 59 countries in the first 10 months of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2022-Jan. 20), according to the latest statistics released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration.

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Iran exports honey to 22 countries

A total of 1,330 tons of honey worth $2.5 million were exported from Iran to 22 countries during the first 10 months of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2022-Jan. 20), according to the head of the Agriculture and Food Industries Commission of Iran Chamber of Cooperatives, Arsalan Qasemi.

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Iran set to supply China with 2,000-ton shipment of honey soon

Iran will supply a large shipment of honey to China in the near future, a first of its kind for the country’s honey industry.

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Iran’s nine-month wheat imports down 2 million tons YOY

Iran’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture Saeed Rad said on Wednesday that the country’s wheat imports over the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21 – December 21) has declined by some 2 million tons year-on-year.

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Iran, Russia, Turkey to hold meeting on grains in Moscow

Officials from Iran, Russia and Turkey are scheduled to convene in a meeting in Moscow on February 10 to explore ways for a fair distribution of grains across the world, IRNA reported.

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Iran bans imports of rice

Akhavan Akbari, the head of the Iranian Rice Importers Association, has said that Iran has fully banned imports of rice into the country.

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Iran’s last year wheat production put at 11.5 million tons

A total of 11.5 million tons of wheat were produced on 4.9 million hectares of farms across Iran during the last crop year (September 2021-22).

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Pistachio accounts for half of Iran’s exports of horticultural products

Iran’s pistachio exports reached $915 million last year which accounts for a half of the country’s horticultural products, a senior official with the Ministry of Agriculture said on Saturday.

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98% of Iran’s food industry operated by private sector

Director-general of the Iranian Agriculture Ministry’s Office of Processing and Food Industries said 98 percent of the country’s food industry, including production, processing, and export industries, is operated by the private sector.

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Iran exports tea to 23 countries

Atotal of 22,723 tons of tea worth $29.5 million were exported from Iran during the first eight months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Nov. 21), registering a 31.7% rise in value compared with the similar period of last year.

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