Iran’s exports to Iraq rises up by 45 percent in H1Statistics indicate that Iran’s export of products to the neighboring Iraq in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-Sept. 21) has increased by some 45 percent.
Iran Mushroom Production Estimated to Increase by 6.6percentM ore than 160,000 tons of mushrooms are estimated to be produced in Iran during the current Iranian year (March 2018-19), registering a 6.6% increase compared with last year, the head of the Ministry of Agriculture’s Greenhouse, Medicinal Plants and Edible Mushroom Affairs Bureau said
10m tons of wheat to be purchased at guaranteed price this year: officialMohammad Baqer Nobakht, the head of Iran’s Budget and Planning Organization, said in a tweet that near 10 million tons of wheat are estimated to be purchased at guaranteed prices by the end of this year’s harvest season, 10 percent more than last year’s figure.
Non-oil exports grow 13 percent in 6 months yr/yr Iran’s non-oil exports hit $23.123 billion in the first half of the present Iranian calendar year (March 21- September 22, 2018), growing 13 percent in comparison with the same period in the preceding year, Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday.
33percent rise in saffron exports in five-month periodSaffron export experienced a considerable 33 percent hike in the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-August 21).
Iran Gov't Offers Tax Exemption for Import of Essential GoodsI ranian Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade has released a list of essential goods that are not subject to the 4% upfront payment of import duties, given the current economic situation of the country and in order to avoid price rises.
Mazandaran Province caviar production up 30percent Caviar production in the northern Iranian province of Mazandaran witnessed a 20- to 30-percent growth this year compared to the figure for last year, a provincial official said.
Iran-EU Trade Tops €12b (Jan-Aug 2018)Trade between Iran and the 28 member states of the European Union during the first eight months of 2018 amounted to €12.02 billion, indicating a 4.4% decrease compared with last year’s similar period.
FAO Forecasts Iran’s Cereal Output to Rise 12 percent in 2018Despite autumn dryness, crop conditions recovered in Iran and the total cereal production for 2018 is forecast to stand at 20.1 million tons to register a 2.9% increase compared with the 2017 total of 19.6 million tons and 12% above the five-year average.
Kiwi Exports Banned Until Oct. 23The ban on kiwi export until October 23 has been notified to all provincial agricultural jihad organizations across the country by the director general of Agriculture Ministry’s Quarantine Affairs Bureau on September 4.
