Iran’s exports of food and agricultural products have registered a 19% year-on-year increase in the five months to August 22, according to an official with the knowledge of the matter.
The ministries of agriculture of Iran and India have signed a memorandum of understanding to set up a joint committee on agriculture.
Iran’s ministry of agriculture says this year’s domestic wheat purchases have reached a milestone of 10 million metric tons (mt).
Iran has reported a major surge in domestic wheat purchases with an official in the country’s agriculture ministry (MAJ) saying that purchases have risen by 37% in the harvest period between April and early August compared to the same period last year.
Iran has significantly cut its rice imports this year as figures provided by the country’s customs office (IRICA) show shipments nearly halved in value terms in the four calendar months to late July.
Iran’s First Vice-President Mohammad Mokhber has called for necessary planning to produce rice, noting that the country’s next year imports of the grain will be subject to insufficient domestic production, IRNA news agency reported.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Government Trading Corporation (GTC) of Iran says that wheat purchases from domestic farmers in Iran has reached 7.297 million metric tons (mt) since purchases began in late April.
Iran exported 2.07 million tons of agricultural and food products worth $1.3 billion during the first quarter of the current Iranian year (March 21-June 21), new data released by the Agriculture Ministry show.
A total of 1.87 million tons of different kinds of livestock feed worth $887 million were imported to Iran during the first two months of the current calendar year (March 21-May 21), according to the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration.
The Agriculture Ministry has banned rice imports until further notice, saying the measure is aimed at giving support to local farmers and balancing supply and demand in the market, deputy agriculture minister, Shapour Alaei, announced.