BAKU, Azerbaijan, Dec. 2
By Elnur Baghishov - Trend:
Prices for tomatoes increased by 55 percent, onions by 17.8 percent and eggs by 8.9 percent in Iranian cities from October 22 through November 21 of this Iranian year (beginning on March 21, 2019) compared to the previous month, Trend reports referring to the Iranian Statistical Center.
According to the report, the prices for oranges decreased by 24.7 percent, apples - by 6.1 percent and tomatoes - by 5.6 percent.
The prices in the below-mentioned table have been indicated in dollars ($1 - 42,000 rials) in accordance with the official exchange rate announced by the Central Bank of Iran:
Products |
Weight |
8th month of last Iranian year (from Oct. 23 through Nov. 21, 2018) |
7th month of this Iranian year (from Sept. 23 through Oct. 22, 2019) |
8th month of this Iranian year (from Oct. 23 through Nov. 21, 2019) |
Difference compared to 7th month of this Iranian year (%) |
Difference compared to 7th month of last Iranian year (%) |
First grade Iranian rice |
1 kg |
$3.6 |
$5.5 |
$5.5 |
-0.1 |
49.4 |
First grade imported rice |
1 kg |
$2.1 |
$2.1 |
$2.2 |
4.4 |
6.0 |
Mutton |
1 kg |
$14 |
$23.3 |
$22.5 |
-3.7 |
59.7 |
Beef |
1 kg |
$14.1 |
$20.8 |
$20.1 |
-3.2 |
42.0 |
Broiler chicken |
1 kg |
$2.4 |
$3.1 |
$3.1 |
0.1 |
27.2 |
Pasteurized milk |
1 liter |
$0.9 |
$1.3 |
$1.4 |
1.7 |
46.3 |
Pasteurized yogurt |
1 kg |
$1.3 |
$1.7 |
$1.8 |
3.1 |
35.5 |
Pasteurized cheese |
500 grams |
$1.9 |
$2.5 |
$2.5 |
0.8 |
32.2 |
Eggs of factory- farmed chickens |
1 kg |
$2.5 |
$2.1 |
$2.3 |
8.9 |
-7.8 |
Pasteurized butter |
100 grams |
$1.3 |
$1.1 |
$2.8 |
-0.1 |
3.8 |
Oil |
900 grams |
$1.7 |
$2 |
$2 |
0.7 |
13.9 |
Bananas |
1 kg |
$2.9 |
$2.9 |
$2.9 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
Apples |
1 kg |
$1.7 |
$1.6 |
$1.5 |
-6.1 |
-11.0 |
Orange |
1 kg |
$1.3 |
$1.9 |
$1.4 |
-24.7 |
8.6 |
Cucumber |
1 kg |
$0.9 |
$1.2 |
$1.3 |
6.3 |
37.7 |
Tomatoes |
1 kg |
$1 |
$0.6 |
$0.9 |
55.5 |
-11.6 |
Onions |
1 kg |
$0.5 |
$28.5 |
$27.2 |
-4.9 |
29.1 |
Beans |
1 kg |
$3.2 |
$3.9 |
$3.9 |
0.7 |
22.7 |
Potatoes |
1 kg |
$0.6 |
$0.8 |
$0.8 |
3.5 |
29.2 |
Lentil |
1 kg |
$2.1 |
$2.4 |
$2.4 |
1.9 |
17.3 |
Sugar |
1 kg |
$1.2 |
$1.7 |
$1.7 |
0.1 |
42.2 |
Granulated sugar |
1 kg |
$0.9 |
$1.4 |
$1.4 |
-1.7 |
43.1 |
Tomato paste |
1 kg |
$4.3 |
$4.7 |
$4.4 |
-5.6 |
1.8 |
Imported tea |
500 grams |
$7.3 |
$13.3 |
$13.6 |
1.9 |
86.4 |
In Iran $1 is worth 42,000 rials, while in the black market $1 is worth about 112,000-115,000 rials.