agriculture

5.7 million hectares under wheat cultivation in Iran

More than 5.7 million hectares of farmland have gone under wheat cultivation so far this year, which is 5% less than last year’s area, according to the Agriculture Ministry.

Agriculture and Environment

Iran’s industrial chicken farms’ PPI hit 69% YOY

The average Producer Price Index for industrial chicken farms in the four quarters ending Dec. 21, which marks the end of Q3 fiscal 2021-22, increased by 69% compared with the similar period of the year before.

Agriculture and Environment

Iran becomes largest supplier of kiwi fruit to Ukraine in 2021

A report by East Fruit on January 29 said that Iran accounted for 40% of Ukraine’s kiwi fruit imports to become the largest supplier of this fruit to the East European country.

Agriculture and Environment

Iran’s agrifood exports exceed $3.8 billion in 9 months

Iran exported 6.263 million tons of agricultural and foodstuff products worth $3.878 billion in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-December 21, 2021), Deputy Agriculture Minister Mohammad Ghorbani said.

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Economic activist says overseas farming in Russia can help Iran meet 10% of its agrifood needs

Head of Cross Country Agriculture Association of Iran Ali Rezvanizadeh says that “if we can cultivate one million hectares of agricultural lands in Russia, we can meet 10% of our import needs.”

Agriculture and Environment

Iran’s nine-month pistachio exports down 19% YOY

Figures by Iran’s customs office (IRICA) show that pistachio exports from the country declined by around a fifth in the nine months to December 21.

Agriculture and Environment

Iran pressing ahead with agricultural outsourcing

In the next fiscal year’s budget bill (March 2022-23), the government has given priority to the import of agricultural crops cultivated in foreign countries under the ‘Farming Beyond Borders’ program.

Agriculture and Environment

Iran’s red meat production surges after removal of livestock export ban

A total of 52,800 tons of red meat were produced in Iran’s official slaughterhouses during the month ending Nov. 21 to register a 47% rise compared with the similar month of last year and a 5% month-on-month increase.

Agriculture and Environment

Over 14,000 tons of Iranian agrifood exports sent back due to standard failure

Atotal of 14,096 tons of Iran’s agrifood export consignments worth $9.19 million were sent back by nine export destinations during the first eight months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Nov. 21) on account of failure to meet standards, according to the spokesperson of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration.

Agriculture and Environment

Iran plans overseas farming in Russia, Brazil

Iran plans overseas farming in Brazil and Russia to grow crops and secure a stable supply amid surging food prices and lingering drought.

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