Iran’s rice imports hit record high, India remains top supplier
Published on: October 6, 2022.
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New figures by the Iranian customs office (IRICA) show that rice imports into the country have reached new records amid government efforts to contain rampant prices of high-end domestic varieties of rice.
A Thursday report by Iran’s Tasnim news agency cited IRICA figures showing that Iran’s rice imports had topped $1.096 billion in the five calendar months to August 22.
The figure is a record high and is equivalent to Iran’s entire annual rice imports. It comes after the Iranian government lifted a seasonal ban on rice imports that normally coincides with rice harvest period in Iran in summer.
IRICA figures showed that Iran had imported $583.61 million worth of rice from India over the five months to late August.
Rice imports from Pakistan rose to $350.4 million over the April-August period, showed IRICA figures which indicated that Iran had imported some $79.77 million worth of rice from Thailand over the same period.
