Imports of Essential Goods via Iranian Ports Dip in 5 Months

A total of 9.5 million tons of essential goods were unloaded at Iranian ports of entry during the first five months of the current fiscal year (March 21-Aug. 22), registering an 8.3% decline compared with the similar period of last year, according to the Ports and Maritime Organization.
Wheat was the only commodity whose import saw a year-on-year increase, as 3.1 million tons of the grain were unloaded during the period, up 119%.
Last year (March 2021-22), 7.07 million tons of wheat were imported, according to the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration.
“The private sector has been allowed to place orders for wheat imports as of Aug. 23 after a gap of seven years,” Kaveh Zargaran, the head of the Agriculture and Food Processing Commission of Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, said recently.