Financial Tribune - More than 9.5 million tons of wheat worth 120 trillion rials ($750 million) have been purchased from local farmers across the country by the government in the current Iranian year, registering a 5.5% rise both in weight and value compared with last year. This was stated by an advisor to the agriculture minister and executive ...

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), ...