Over 21m Tons of Essential Goods Worth $10.8b Imported in 11 Months

A total of 21.4 million tons of essential goods worth $10.84 billion were discharged from customs offices during the 11 months to Feb. 18, according to Rouhollah Latifi, the spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration.
“Total imports stood at 30.81 million tons worth $34.32 billion during the period; 25 groups of essential goods accounted for 69% of weight and 31.5% of value of overall imports,” he was quoted as saying by IRIB News. 
According to Mehdi Mirashrafi, the head of Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration, imports of 25 items of essential goods stood at 21.4 million tons worth $11 billion during the first 11 months of the current fiscal year (March 20, 2020-Feb. 18) while imports saw a respective 6% and 15% decline in weight and value year-on-year. 
“Five types of essential goods, namely corn, barley, oilseeds, raw oils and soybean meal, were imported at a subsidized rate of 42,000 rials per US dollar weighing 15.5 million tons worth $6.86 billion. They accounted for 72% of overall essential goods imports in terms of weight and 63% of overall essential goods imports in terms of value,” Latifi was quoted as saying by IRNA.