Reuters- Iran's state grains buyer GTC purchased about 40,000 tonnes of rice from Thailand in an international tender this week, a deal which traders believe shows Iran's purchasing is returning to more normal patters after sanctions were lifted. Traders said Iran has in past years largely purchased rice through lengthy direct negotiations as western ...

Iran expects to harvest 2 million metric tons of rice in the current crop year thanks to a favorable climate and better yield, an official says. Secretary of Irans Government Rice Association Jamil Alizadeh-Shayeq said Saturday the ricecrop this year is also much better in quality than before. Better rainfall and sunny days checked blast, a devastating ...

Irans annual wheat consumption is 2.5 times more than that of the world average, according to the latest data published by the UNs Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Every Iranian on average consumes 167.6 kilograms of wheat, while the global average is 67.1 kg. Iranians also consume 2.5 times more wheat than developing countries (60 kg), ...