Iran’s agricultural output reached a total of 57.5 million metric tons (mt) from some 12 million hectares of farmlands over the calendar year to late March.
Iran’s agricultural output reached a total of 57.5 million metric tons (mt) from some 12 million hectares of farmlands over the calendar year to late March, according to figures by the Statistical Center of Iran (SCI).
Iran’s government has bought 8.22 million tons of wheat worth 207.8 trillion rials ($755 million) from local farmers across the country in the current fiscal year (started March 20).
Iran exported 21,720 tons of pistachio worth $154.12 million during the first quarter of the current Iranian year (March 20-June 20) with China, Germany and Iraq as top destinations.
Agricultural and food products accounted for more than 20% of Iran’s total non-oil exports during the first two months of the current Iranian year (March 20-May 20).
Iran has earned over $5.8 billion in foreign currency revenues from its agrifood sector over the past calendar year ending late March. The main export items over the period included pistachio, apple, tomato and watermelon.
Iran has lifted for a second time in a year the price at which it buys locally produced new-season wheat as the government plans to purchase nearly 70 percent of the crop produced inside the country.
Iran’s caretaker agriculture minister says self-sufficiency in food production is no longer a cherished dream for Iran as the country currently relies on home-grown products for more than 80 percent of its agrifood needs.
Iran’s export of agri-food products in the seven-month period ending on October 22, 2019 reached a total of 2.794 billion, says a government official.
An official says the Iranian government needs no more wheat imports thanks to favorable crop harvest and procurement from local farmers at a time of diminishing grain stocks around the world.