As much as 12 million metric tons (mt) of wheat is expected to be produced by Iranian farmers in the current crop year, according to a person with the knowledge of the matter.
Iran is exporting some $400 million worth of dates to world market annually, according to the head of the country’s National Dates Association.
Iranian government expects it will buy as much as 8 million metric tons (mt) of wheat from domestic farmers in the current harvesting season ending late July, according to the head of the country’s Plan and Budget Organization.
Figures by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) show that wheat output in Iran is going to increase by 10% this year.
Iran exported 801,130 tons of agricultural and food products worth $438.6 million in the first month of the current Iranian year (March 21-April 20), new data released by the Agriculture Ministry show.
A total of 12.31 tons of saffron worth $13.36 million were exported from Iran to 29 countries during the first month of the current fiscal year (March 21-April 20), registering a 54% and 41% year-on-year rise in weight and value respectively.
Latest figures by Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) says the country’s pistachio exports registered a dramatic year-on-year decline in the past Iranian year to March 21.
Iran’s annual tea imports hit an all-time record in the calendar year to late March, according to figures by the country’s customs administration (IRICA).
Pistachio topped the list of Iran’s exports of agricultural and food products in the first 11 months of last Iranian year (March 21, 2022-Feb. 19) in terms of value with $367.35 million.
Latest data by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) show that Iran was the third largest producer of honey in the world in 2022.