Iran Rice Imports Exceed $990m in Eight Months

A total of 968,840 tons of rice worth more than $995.71 million were imported into Iran during the first eight months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Nov. 21) to register a 12.11% and 3.77% decline in weight and value respectively compared with the corresponding period of last year, latest figures released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration say.
This amount of rice import accounted for 4.51% and 3.37% of the volume and value of Iran’s total non-oil imports over the eight-month period respectively,