Iran wheat purchase

EghtesadOnline: The Iranian government will purchase between 1.2 million and 1.5 million tons of wheat from local farmers in the current fiscal year (started March 21), a deputy agriculture minister announced.

EghtesadOnline: More than 8.87 million tons of wheat worth 116 trillion rials ($2.83 billion) have been purchased from local farmers by the government since the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 21), the head of Government Trading Corporation of Iran said.

EghtesadOnline: More than 8 million tons of wheat worth close to 105 trillion rials ($2.74 billion) have been purchased from local farmers across the country so far this year, a deputy chairman of Government Trading Corporation of Iran said on Thursday.