Iran wheat production can reach 14m tons this year
Iran is expected to produce 14 million tons of wheat in the current Iranian calendar year (which started on March 20).
IME strengthening link between agricultural, financial markets
Expanding the links between financial markets and commodity markets and strengthening the existing links between these markets is an approach Iran’s capital market has taken in recent years which has resulted in significant achievements in both commodity and exchange transactions in the country.
‘Annual olive production expected to rise to 120,000 tons by March 2020’
Annual production of olive in Iran is expected to rise by more than a third to reach 120,000 tons in the current Iranian calendar year (ends on March 19, 2020), an official from Iran’s ministry of agriculture said on Sunday.
Iran to remain self-sufficient in wheat production this year
Iran will remain self-sufficient in wheat production to meet domestic demand during the current Iranian calendar year (ending March 20, 2020), Iranian Deputy Agriculture Minister Esmaiel Esfandiyari said on Sunday.
Olive oil production surges by 30%
Executive of Olive Project at the Ministry of Agriculture Seyed Rahmatollah Parichehr said that olive oil production volume has increased more than 30 percent in current year (started March 21, 2017). Statistics showed that 7,100 tons of olive oil was produced in the country, the rate of which stood at about 5,300 tons in the […]
Rouhani calls for moving toward self-sufficiency in agriculture
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called for achieving self-sufficiency in agricultural and livestock products. He made the remarks Monday in Tehran at a meeting with Iranian Minister of agriculture Mahmoud Hojjati and senior managers of the ministry, the official website of Iranian President reported. “Many people, and even the educated, think that our country has problems […]
Mazandaran exports observe 12% growth in 9 months
Some 538,600 tons of non-oil commodities worth $339 million were exported from the northern province of Mazandaran during the nine months of the current Iranian year (March 21- Dec. 21), a senior official at the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration said. According to Hassan Kheyrian, a coordinator at Mazandaran’s Customs Department, the figure indicates […]
Tea exports hike by 51% year-on-year
Iran has exported some 12,571 tons of tea worth $18 million since the beginning of the current fiscal year (started on March 21), a senior official said. Habibollah Jahansaz, the head of Iran Tea Organization, added that the figure respectively indicates 51% and 40% growth in terms of tonnage and value compared with the corresponding […]
Pistachio exports slide in two months
Iran exported 8,000 tons of pistachio during the past two Iranian months (Oct. 23- Dec. 21), indicating a drastic decline in comparison with the similar period of last year, a senior official said. Mahmoud Abtahi, chairman of the board of directors at the Iranian Pistachio Association, said the figure shows an 83% drop comparing to […]