EghtesadOnline: Close to 15,000 tons of butter worth close to 2.34 trillion rials ($72 million) were imported into Iran during the five months to Aug. 22, figures released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration say.

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s annual butter consumption currently stands at 45,000-50,000 tons, Reza Bakeri, secretary of Iran’s Dairy Industries Society, announced.

EghtesadOnline: More than 13,900 tons of butter worth 2.13 trillion rials ($65.73 million) were imported from six countries during the first four months of the current Iranian year (March 21-July 22), the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration announced.

EghtesadOnline: Close to 90% of Iran’s domestic demand for butter are met by imports, Deputy Agriculture Minister Hassan Rokni said.