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$9.7b Worth of Agrifood Imported in 11 Months

$9.7b Worth of Agrifood Imported in 11 Months
$9.7b Worth of Agrifood Imported in 11 Months

A total of 21.74 million tons of agricultural and food products worth $9.7 billion were imported into Iran during the first 11 months of the last fiscal year (ended March 20, 2021), registering a year-on-year decline of 5.7% in volume and a 17.7% fall in value.
According to the Agriculture Ministry’s latest report, feed corn had the biggest share in total imports in terms of value with $2.31 billion, followed by semi- and whole-milled rice with $820.66 million, soymeal with $693.78 million and wheat with $619.7 million.
In terms of tonnage, feed corn topped imports with 9.19 million tons, followed by wheat with 2.23 million tons, barley with 1.7 million tons and soymeal with 1.615 million tons.

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