Baku, Azerbaijan, May 1
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
Onions greatly increased in price among other vegetables since March 21 till April 22 of this Iranian year (started on March 21, 2019), Trend reports referring to the Iranian Statistical Center’s report.
Thus, the price of onions increased by 459.5 percent during the reporting period of last Iranian year compared to the same period of the previous year.
According to the report, the price of onions increased by 143.3 percent, potatoes - by 59.1 percent while oranges - by 25.5 percent during the reporting period.
Eggs fell in price by 4.1 percent, while broiler chicken - by 2.8 percent.
Products (Weight 1 kilogram) |
March 21- April 22 of this Iranian year (started on March 21, 2019) |
Feb. 21-March 20 of last Iranian year (started on March 21, 2018) |
Price change in provinces on March 21- April 22 of this Iranian year (started on March 21, 2019) |
March 21- April 22 of this Iranian year (started on March 21, 2019) |
Ratio in percent compared to March 21- April 22 of this Iranian year |
Ratio in percent compared to March 21- April 22 of previous Iranian year |
|
Minimum (rials) |
Maximum (rials) |
||||||
Iranian rice superior quality |
135687 |
165832 |
147500 |
205000 |
173927 |
4,9 |
28,2 |
Exported rice superior quality |
74202 |
88299 |
76212 |
155000 |
88719 |
0,5 |
19,6 |
Mutton |
422390 |
955735 |
741875 |
1185769 |
1014341 |
6,1 |
140,1 |
Beef |
395273 |
868246 |
615000 |
1051923 |
941324 |
8,4 |
138,1 |
Broiler chicken |
82426 |
148903 |
126680 |
162306 |
144716 |
-2,8 |
75,6 |
Milk (1 liter) |
28275 |
46941 |
36945 |
55476 |
47377 |
0,9 |
67,6 |
Yoghurt |
39237 |
60569 |
46943 |
75936 |
60509 |
-0,1 |
54,2 |
Cheese (500 grams) |
59636 |
89392 |
73433 |
111750 |
89209 |
-0,2 |
49,6 |
Eggs |
81970 |
95418 |
71333 |
125533 |
91550 |
-4,1 |
11,7 |
Butter (100 grams) |
33834 |
45649 |
40767 |
50071 |
45728 |
0,2 |
35,2 |
Vegetable oil (900 grams) |
53998 |
78253 |
72985 |
87941 |
78972 |
0,9 |
46,2 |
Banana |
66105 |
125636 |
125000 |
145962 |
131934 |
5 |
99,6 |
Apples |
38709 |
91001 |
83333 |
130737 |
103134 |
13,3 |
166,4 |
Oranges |
36205 |
63680 |
63919 |
107778 |
79943 |
25,5 |
120,8 |
Cucumbers |
28222 |
59323 |
49138 |
77381 |
67978 |
14,6 |
140,9 |
Tomatoes |
21728 |
54052 |
46692 |
61842 |
54247 |
0,4 |
149,7 |
Potatoes |
18420 |
35639 |
44762 |
72690 |
56698 |
59,1 |
207,8 |
Onions |
19818 |
45576 |
95868 |
127424 |
110872 |
143,3 |
459,5 |
Kidney bean |
119199 |
144639 |
120000 |
173346 |
148502 |
2,7 |
24,6 |
Lentil |
80476 |
89216 |
72083 |
114595 |
92429 |
3,6 |
14,9 |
Sugar |
41082 |
67828 |
63260 |
79116 |
70744 |
4,3 |
72,3 |
Granulated sugar |
32885 |
58547 |
52235 |
69063 |
62005 |
5,9 |
88,5 |
Tomato paste |
58187 |
191282 |
163545 |
222981 |
194734 |
1,8 |
234,7 |
Tea (500 grams) |
219576 |
320342 |
279875 |
433889 |
329715 |
2,9 |
50,2 |
According to the official exchange rate, the price of $1 currently stands at 42,000 rials.
In the black market, $1 is worth 145,000 rials.