Iran wheat exports

EghtesadOnline: Around 236,000 tons of wheat worth $84 million were exported from Iran during the first 10 months of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2017- Jan. 20), registering a whopping 1,317% and 724% growth in weight and value respectively compared with the similar period of last year.

EghtesadOnline: Around 28,500 and 31,500 tons of wheat were exported to Oman and Italy respectively from Khuzestan Province during the first 10 months of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2017-Jan. 20, 2018).

EghtesadOnline: More than 276,410 tons of wheat worth $70.78 million were exported from Iran during the first nine months of the current fiscal year (March 21-Dec. 21, 2017), registering a 1,352% and 759% growth in weight and value respectively compared with the similar period of last year, the Agriculture Ministry announced.

EghtesadOnline: Close to 106,300 tons of wheat worth $26.66 million were exported to 10 countries in the first four months of the current Iranian year (March 21-July 22), Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture announced.

EghtesadOnline: Iran expects to export 1 million tonnes of surplus wheat and its products this year, up 60 percent from the year ago, the country’s trade regulator the Government Trading Company (GTC) says.

EghtesadOnline: Iran is among the top wheat consumers in the world. Consumption per capita in the country is estimated at 167.6 kilograms per year, almost three times the global average of some 67 kilograms.

EghtesadOnline: About 500,000 tons of wheat from a total of more than 1 million tons offered on Iran Mercantile Exchange have been bought by producers and factory owners.

EghtesadOnline: With a shipment of 29,630 tons from Imam Khomeini Port in the city of Mahshahr in the southern Khuzestan Province to Oman, Iran exported its first wheat consignment on Monday.