wheat

Iran’s wheat output expected to hit 14.5 million mt this year

Figures by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) show that wheat output in Iran is going to increase by 10% this year.

Agriculture and Environment

Iran orders huge shipments of Russian wheat for April, May delivery

Iran’s state procurement agency, the Government Trading Corporation, reportedly purchased several hundred thousand tons of Russian milling wheat last week for April and May shipment.

Agriculture and Environment

Iran 13th biggest world wheat producer in 2022: FAO

A latest FAO update suggests that Iran’s wheat production rose by 28% in 2022 so the country became the world’s 13th biggest producer of the crop.

Agriculture and Environment

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 raises mechanization rate for wheat, barley farming to 85%

The Iranian agriculture ministry (MAJ) says farming mechanization rate for wheat and barley has more than quadrupled in the country in 10 years.

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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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Iran’s domestic wheat purchases exceed 5 million tons

Iran’s purchases of domestically-grown wheat have exceeded five million metric tons in the harvesting season that began in early April, a sign the country has been successful in its plans to ensure food security at a time of increased uncertainty in the global markets because of the war in Ukraine.

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