Azerbaijan, Baku, Jun.2 /Trend F.Karimov/
The shortage of bread has been turned into a crisis in Iran's northwestern West Azarbaijan province, the Fars News Agency reported.
This issue has raised people's criticism, especially in the city of Naqadeh.
A citizen in Naqadeh says despite the fact that the province is one of the main suppliers of wheat to the country, but unfortunately people are facing with bread deficit.
He blamed the lack of strict supervision for the problem.
This is while, a provincial official told Fars that the problem is not certainly due to the shortage of wheat and flour.
The trade Promotion Organization of Iran has disallowed exports of wheat in a bid to curb illegal selling of wheat at western borders.
A number of Iranian MPs have criticized the government for buying wheat from farmers at a low price, saying it has encouraged Iraqi merchants to buy wheat from Iranian farmers at a higher price.
The Agriculture Jihad Ministry purchases wheat from domestic producers at a price of 7000 rials per kilo.
The price set by the government will lead to the "destruction" of the agricultural industry, the MPs stated.
"Last year (March 2012-March 2013), we celebrated self-sufficiency in the production of wheat, while we imported six million tons," said MP Ahmad Shohani, who represents the western city of Ilam.
If this trend continues this year, Iran will be forced to import 10 million tons of wheat instead of six million, he added.
MP Hamed Qaderi, who represents the city of Qorveh in Kordestan Province, said the government pays 12,000 to 13,000 rials for each kilogram of wheat that it imports while it pays 7000 rials per kilo for wheat produced domestically.