Annual Rice Import Value Triples to $2.1 Billion

A total of 1.77 million tons of rice worth $2.13 billion were imported to Iran from five countries in the fiscal 2022-23, registering a 101% and a 194% rise in terms of weight and value respectively compared with the year before, according to the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Customs Administration.
The imports stood at 885,000 tons worth $726 million in the fiscal 2021-22, IRIB News reported.
The UAE, Pakistan, Thailand, Turkey and India were the top five rice exporters to Iran during the year that ended on March 20, 2023.
India exported 885,000 tons worth $1.16 billion to top the list of rice exporters to Iran during the period and accounted for 54.34% of Iran’s total rice imports.