Iran expects to export 1 million tonnes of surplus wheat and its products this year, up 60 percent from a year ago, the country’s trade regulator the Government Trading Company (GTC) says.
Iran is expanding dryland farming as a lingering drought is forcing the country to use its resources more prudently and cast off deep-seated wasteful ways.
Iran expects its state-sponsored purchases of wheat from domestic farmers to surpass 10 million tonnes this year, Agriculture Minister Mahmoud Hojjati says.
An official said Iran’s lemon production has climbed by eight percent as compared with the previous Iranian calendar year (ended March 20).
Iran has estimated an 8000-ton increase in the countrys pistachio production this year.