Financial Tribune- More than 55,200 tons of wheat worth close to $15.45 million were imported from six countries during the five months to August 22, the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration announced. Russia, with nearly 25,200 tons, was the biggest exporter of the grain to Iran over the period, followed by Switzerland, the UAE, Spain,...

Tabriz, East Azarbaijan prov, Sept 4, IRNA Managing Director of the provincial organization in charge of state-run commerce Ali Qanbari said East Azarbaijan played a pivotal role in promoting trade with Turkey. Addressing a gathering to promote trade and investment between this northwestern province and Turkey, he said the province certainly had ...

More than 10.76 million tons of wheat worth 137 trillion rials ($3.87 billion at current market exchange rates) have been purchased from local farmers by the government since the beginning of the harvest season in late March, which indicates a 40% surge compared to the same period last year, according to CEO of Government Trading Corporation of Iran....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Head of Irans Government Trading Company (GTC) said the countrys wheat production in the next Iranian calendar year (March 2016-March 2017) will surpass 10 million tons. Ali Qanbari predicted that purchase of wheat from Iranian farmers will hit 10 million metric tons in the 12-month period. We will have no wheat imports next ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iran plans to export 400,000 metric tons of durum wheat as its total domestic production continue to increase, an official said. This year, despite a decrease in rain, thanks to the motivation of farmers and the support given to them, an additional 1.4 million tons of wheat was purchased compared to last year, Bloomberg quoted Iranian ...

European traders say Irans state grains agency has offered to barter about 200,000 metric tons of locally-produced durum wheat with 250,000 tons of milling wheat, a news agency says. For the first time, Iran will not import wheat this year due to satisfactory state purchases of the crop from local farmers and decent harvest, Deputy Agriculture Minister ...

For the first time, Iran will not import wheat this year thanks to satisfactory state purchases of the crop from local farmers and decent harvest, the countrys deputy agriculture minister says. The Agriculture Ministry has bought 7.8 million metric tons of the strategic grain so far, with overall guaranteed purchases expected to surpass eight million ...

Tehran, August 17, IRNA Managing director of Iranian State Trade Company Ali Qanbari said Sunday that Iran has plans to export cooking oil and sugar to Iraq and that Iranian exports to Iraq are among top brands. Qanbari said that Iran's first cargo of purified oil weighing 690km was exported to Iraq last week. He said that the exports of this ...

Iran has bought 150,000 metric tons of raw sugar from Brazil for domestic consumption, Deputy Agriculture Minister Ali Qanbari says. Before the nuclear agreement, 150,000 tons of raw sugar was purchased from Brazil but the cargo has not arrived yet, said the official, who is also thehead of Irans Government Trading Corporation (GTC). The bought ...

Iran will buy 1.5-2.0 million metric tons of wheat in the current fiscal year to March 2016, Deputy Agriculture Minister Ali Qanbari said on Saturday. Better harvest is helping Iran reduce wheat imports which surpassed 6 million tons last year, he said. Imports are expected to decline bytwo-thirds this year, Qanbari said, adding domestic wheat ...