Iran Agriculture News

Iran's agricultural trade deficit amounted to $2.12 billion in the first half of the current Iranian year (March 21-Sept. 22). A which shows a 40% rise compared with the similar period of last…

Iran and Turkey signed three memoranda of understanding in the fields of horticulture, beekeeping and veterinary affairs.

The MoUs were signed in a meeting held in the Iranian capital…

Around 2.94 million tons of agricultural and food products worth more than $2.63 billion were exported from Iran during the first five months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Aug. 22), to…

Iran exported 569,974 tons of watermelon worth $106.42 million during the first five months of the current fiscal year (March 21-Aug. 22), latest data released by the Islamic Republic of Iran…

Around 101,000 tons of fresh tea leaves worth 2.01 trillion rials ($17.1 million) have been purchased from local farmers since the beginning of the current Iranian year on March 21, registering…

Farmers who have incurred losses from natural disasters during the Sept. 2017-18 harvest season will enjoy a three-year break in paying back their loans to banks. The Central Bank of Iran…

Iran exported 306,655 tons of tomatoes worth $112.08 million during the first five months of the current fiscal year (March 21-Aug. 22). This was announced in the latest data released by the…

An evolutionary, participatory plant breeding approach compatible with the Iranian environment has been successful in reducing vulnerabilities of small-scale farmers, improving crop yields and…

The agricultural mechanization coefficient in Iran currently stands at its highest of 1.65 horsepower per hectare.

The coefficient is expected to increase to 2.1 hp/ha by the end of the…

Some 800,000 tons of apples have been exported from Iran since the beginning of the current Iranian year on March 21, which is a record high, an official with the Ministry of Agriculture said on…

Constant changes in the prices of goods and services have become a new normal in the past several months. 

Retailers charge you more for the same item you bought as early as…

More than 20,875 tons of sesame worth over $30 million were imported into Iran during the first four months of the current Iranian year (March 21-July 22), latest data released by the Islamic…

Rice cultivation is only permitted in the two northern provinces of Gilan and Mazandaran and will be gradually banned in other Iranian provinces over the next three years, as per the directive…

Iran exported 86,142 tons of potatoes worth $26.68 million during the first four months of the current fiscal year (March 21-July 22), latest data released by the Islamic Republic of Iran…

The government has bought more than 9.2 million tons of wheat from local farmers in 31 Iranian provinces in the current fiscal year (started March 21), which indicates a 5% increase compared…

Iran exported 11,077 tons of raisins worth $12.77 million during the first four months of the current fiscal year (March 21-July 22), latest data released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs…

Iran exported 28,428 tons of kiwis worth $15.75 million during the first four months of the current fiscal year (March 21-July 22), latest data released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs…

Home to 187,000 hectares of agricultural land, Tehran Province produces 5.7 million tons of agro products, which account for 5.2% of the country’s total agricultural output, the head of Tehran’s…

Iran exported 65,480 tons of onions worth $22.25 million during the first four months of the current fiscal year (March 21-July 22), latest data released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs…

A private company in Kurdestan Province will build a fruit processing factory in Marivan County.  “Around 3.5 trillion rials (more than $43.75 million) will be invested into the project,”…

Iran exported 88,940 tons of Persian melons worth $34.43 million during the first four months of the current fiscal year (March 21-July 22), the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration’s…

More than 2.4 million tons of agricultural and food products worth $2.08 billion were exported from Iran during the first four months of the current Iranian year (March 21-July 22), to register…

Iran exported 145,927 tons of apples worth $68.1 million during the first four months of the current Iranian year (March 21-July 22), latest data released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs…

Iran exported 233,360 tons of tomatoes worth $80.29 million during the first four months of the current Iranian year (March 21-July 22), the latest data released by the Islamic Republic of Iran…

Close to 1,390 tons of garlic worth $1.38 million were exported from Iran to 10 countries during the last Iranian year [March 2017-18], figures released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs…