Iran Wheat

Land Under Wheat Cultivation Down 1.5%

EghtesadOnline: Farmlands under wheat cultivation in Iran have decreased by 1.5% to stand at 5.8 million hectares compared with the previous year, the director of “Wheat Project” undertaken by…
2018-06-23 06:27
Iran's Wheat Output Estimated to Top 13m Tons

EghtesadOnline: About 13.4 million tons of wheat are estimated to be produced in the country during the current fiscal year (March 2018-19), the manager of “Wheat Project” undertaken by the Ministry…
2018-05-13 13:36
Iran Wheat Production Estimated to Reach 13.5m Tons This Year

EghtesadOnline: About 13.5 million tons of wheat are estimated to be produced in the country during the current Iranian year (started March 21), the deputy agriculture minister for agronomical…
2018-04-15 10:59
Gov’t Announces Wheat Purchase Plan

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…
2018-04-08 08:28
Iran Experiences Leap in 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…
2018-03-14 13:28
Iran to Buy Wheat for Flour Exports

EghtesadOnline: Iran is giving Russia another market to offload its massive wheat harvest.
2018-03-14 11:38
Wheat Self-Sufficiency to Continue Next year

EghtesadOnline: Iran is estimated to produce more than 10 million tons of wheat in the next fiscal year (starting March 21).
2018-02-15 09:11
Iran Wheat, Flour Exported to Oman, Italy, Iraq

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.…
2018-02-06 07:46
Dramatic Rise in Iran Wheat Exports

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%…
2018-01-21 12:06
186% Hike in IME Wheat Trading

EghtesadOnline: More than 1.2 million tons of wheat have been traded at Iran Mercantile Exchange in the current fiscal year (started March 21), indicating a 186% rise compared with last year’s…
2017-12-19 05:38
Gov’t Wheat Purchases Reach 8.8m Tons

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…
2017-11-25 13:22
Iran's exported wheat arrives in Italian Bari Port

EghtesadOnline: An official said that the second exported consignment of 29,000 tons Iran's wheat arrived in Italy's Bari Port.
2017-11-05 15:05
Wheat Cultivation Set to Begin

EghtesadOnline: The wheat cultivation season will begin in the next two to three days and it is estimated that between 13.4 million and 14 million tons of the staple crop will be produced next…
2017-09-19 09:32
Wheat Imports Continue Based on Pre-Ban Orders

EghtesadOnline: More than 55,200 tons of wheat worth close to $15.45 million were imported from six countries during the five months to August 22, the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration…
2017-09-18 05:38
Iran Gov’t Wheat Purchases Reach 8.8m Tons

EghtesadOnline: The government has purchased 8.8 million tons of wheat worth 115 trillion rials ($2.95 billion) from local farmers across the country so far in the current crop year, Deputy Agricultur…
2017-09-11 10:46
Iran’s Wheat Exports Gain Momentum

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,…
2017-09-02 14:08
IRICA: Wheat Import Banned

EghtesadOnline: The Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration has issued a directive to ban wheat import.
2017-08-20 10:10
Gov’t Wheat Purchases Exceed 8m Tons

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…
2017-08-06 14:15
Iran to export 1 million tonnes of wheat: Official

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…
2017-07-19 10:59
200,000 tons of wheat flour exported in 4 months

EghtesadOnline: Deputy Minister of Agriculture-Jahad Khalil Aqaie announced that 200,000 tons of wheat flour have been exported during the first four months of the current Iranian year.
2017-07-16 11:54
Iran Wheat Reserves Hit 12m Tons

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s wheat reserves currently stand at 12 million tons, 6 million tons of which belong to last year’s harvest, the head of the Agriculture Ministry’s Wheat Project said.
2017-07-16 07:53
Rouhani Turns Iran Into Wheat Exporter

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…
2017-07-15 10:43
Iran Exporting 3 Million Tons of Surplus Wheat

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.
2017-06-20 06:04
FAO: Iran to produce 25% more wheat this year

EghtesadOnline: UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced that Iran will produce 13.5m metric tons of wheat in 2017.
2017-06-17 12:27
Iran’s 1st Wheat Export

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.
2017-06-13 06:02
Iran starts exporting wheat to Oman

EghtesadOnline: Head of Association for Iranian Food Industries Societies Mohammad Reza Mortazavi announced on Saturday that the first 35,000 tons consignment of wheat have been loaded in ship…
2017-06-12 12:21
Wheat Production Estimated to Decline

EghtesadOnline: Wheat production is estimated to decrease by 6-7% in the current Iranian year that started on March 21, the head of Plant Protection Organization of Iran said.
2017-06-10 11:07
Gov’t Wheat Purchases Top 2 Million Tons

EghtesadOnline: The Government Trading Corporation of Iran has bought more than 2 million tons of wheat from domestic farmers across the country so far this crop year, according to GTC’s new…
2017-05-30 08:14
Gov’t Wheat Purchase in Full Swing

EghtesadOnline: More than 1.82 million tons of wheat worth 23 trillion rials (close to $616 million) have been purchased by the government from local farmers in 11 provinces, registering a 3%…
2017-05-22 07:59
Gov’t Buys 550K Tons of Wheat in 20 Days

EghtesadOnline: The government has purchased about 550,000 tons of wheat from local farmers in eight provinces across the country over the past 20 days, the head of the Government Trading Corporation…
2017-05-03 11:42