BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 30
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
The prices of apples, imported rice and broiler chicken grew by 24.6 percent, 15.8 percent and 12.2 percent respectively during the third month of the current Iranian year (May 21-June 20, 2020) compared to the second month (April 20-May 20), Trend reports citing Statistical Center of Iran.
In turn, according to the statistics, the prices of onions, tomatoes and potatoes fell down by 23.5 percent, 20.8 and 19.9 percent respectively during the third month.
Products |
Weight |
3rd month of current Iranian year(May 21-June 20, 2020) |
3rd month of last Iranian year (May 20 – June 19, 2019) |
2nd month of current Iranian year (April 20-May 20) |
Difference compared to 2nd month of current Iranian year (%) |
Difference compared to 3rd month of last Iranian year (%) |
First grade Iranian rice |
1 kg |
$6.16 |
$5.4 |
$5.95 |
3.5 |
14.1 |
First grade imported rice |
1 kg |
$3.3 |
$2.12 |
$2.85 |
15.8 |
55.7 |
Mutton, lamb |
1 kg |
$23.4 |
$23.6 |
$23.4 |
0.2 |
-0.6 |
Beef, veal |
1 kg |
$19.9 |
$22.1 |
$19.8 |
0.5 |
-9.8 |
Broiler chicken |
1 kg |
$2.95 |
$2.78 |
$2.63 |
12.2 |
6.1 |
Pasteurized milk |
1 liter |
$1.48 |
$1.14 |
$1.46 |
1.0 |
30.0 |
Pasteurized yogurt |
1 kg |
$1.94 |
$1.5 |
$1.9 |
1.7 |
29.0 |
Pasteurized cheese |
500 grams |
$2.73 |
$2.13 |
$2.68 |
1.6 |
28.2 |
Eggs of factory- farmed chickens |
1 kg |
$2.59 |
$1.85 |
$2.64 |
-2.2 |
39.4 |
Pasteurized butter |
100 grams |
$1.12 |
$1.09 |
$1.11 |
0.5 |
3 |
Oil |
900 grams |
$2.1 |
$1.92 |
$2.09 |
0.4 |
8.9 |
Bananas |
1 kg |
$4.6 |
$3.13 |
$4.51 |
2.1 |
39.1 |
Apples |
1 kg |
$3.37 |
$2.45 |
$2.7 |
24.6 |
37.5 |
Orange |
1 kg |
$2.76 |
$2.21 |
$2.56 |
8.1 |
25 |
Cucumber |
1 kg |
$1.17 |
$1.06 |
$1.09 |
8.3 |
11.1 |
Tomatoes |
1 kg |
$0.98 |
$1.28 |
$1.24 |
-20.8 |
-23.5 |
Potatoes |
1 kg |
$0.81 |
$1.07 |
$1.06 |
-23.5 |
-23.7 |
Onions |
1 kg |
$1 |
$1.57 |
$1.25 |
-19.9 |
-36.6 |
Beans |
1 kg |
$6.26 |
$3.83 |
$5.92 |
5.8 |
63.3 |
Lentil |
1 kg |
$5.21 |
$2.31 |
$4.76 |
9.4 |
125.7 |
Sugar in cubes |
1 kg |
$2.27 |
$2.15 |
$2.19 |
3.9 |
5.8 |
Sugar |
1 kg |
$1.88 |
$1.76 |
$1.81 |
4.0 |
6.6 |
Tomato paste |
1 kg |
$4.08 |
$5.07 |
$4.06 |
0.4 |
-19.6 |
Imported tea |
500 grams |
$14.7 |
$8.3 |
$14.4 |
2.1 |
76.7 |
In Iran, $1 is equals to 42,000 rials at the official exchange rate, and around 189,000-192,000 rials on the black market.