wheat

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.

Agriculture and Environment

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).

Agriculture and Environment

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.

Agriculture and Environment

Iran’s three-month imports of wheat top 1.7 million tons

A Saturday report by the ISNA news agency showed that Iranian imports of wheat in the three months to June 21 had reached a total of 1.733 million metric tons (mt).

Agriculture and Environment

Iran’s wheat output to rise 44% to 13m tons in 2022: FAO

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has forecast Iran’s wheat production to increase to 13 million tons in 2022 from an estimated 9 million tons in 2021, which will mark a 44% rise.

Agriculture and Environment

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 wheat imports increase by 60% in volume, 92% in value

Wheat imports stood at 3.6 million tons worth $1.2 billion since the beginning of the current fiscal year on March 21, up until Nov. 6, registering a 60% rise in volume and 92% growth in value compared with the similar period of last year.

Agriculture and Environment

Iran keeps subsidies for import of wheat, medicines until March

The government may decide to remove certain commodities from the list of imports entitled to subsidized dollar at the rate of 42,000 rials, but it is certain that wheat and medicines will remain in the list until the end of the current fiscal year (March 2022), says the head of parliament’s Budget Reform Committee, Mohsen Zanganeh.

Macro Economy

Iran purchases 8m tons of wheat from foreign sources

Wheat imports began in April and so far around 8 million tons of the staple grain have been purchased from foreign sources, says CEO of the Government Trade Corporation, affiliated with the Agriculture Ministry.

Agriculture and Environment

Iran’s wheat imports at record levels amid fall in domestic crop

The Government Trading Corporation (GTC) of Iran says wheat imports into the country would reach record levels in the calendar year to March amid a sharp fall in domestic crop which has been caused by drought as well as by price issues.

Trade