BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 4
By Elnur Baghishov - Trend
As much as 106,000 tons of rice have been imported in Iran since the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 20, 2020) as of May 4, said Spokesman for Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) Rouhollah Latifi, Trend reports citing IRICA.
According to Latifi, in addition, 114,000 tons of rice worth $98 million are ready to be released through Iranian customs.
"Rice was imported and from India, Pakistan, Thailand, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates," he said.
The official said that rice is imported through Iran's Chabahar, Zahedan, Shahid Rajaee, Qeshm, Bandar Imam, Bushehr and Mashhad customs.
Iran consumes about 3.2 million tons of rice a year. Last Iranian year (from March 21, 2019 to March 20, 2020) Iran produced 2.9 million tons of rice.