Baku, Azerbaijan, June 20
By Khalid Kazimov – Trend:
The Islamic Republic of Iran received more than 1.316 million tons of staple food products through 20 ports across the country over the last Iranian calendar month (April 21 to May 21).
According to the latest data available on the website of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization, the country loaded and unloaded 1.373 million tons of food products at its ports in the one-month period, indicating a 17.35 percent increase year-on-year.
In the meantime, the country exported about 57 tons of food products through the organization’s ports.
The food products mentioned in the report include wheat, barley, butter, soy, rice, sugar, cooking oil, and meat products.
Iranian ports saw loading and unloading of a total of 11.8 million tons of various goods and commodities, including oil products, in the last Iranian calendar month.