Iran’s four-month imports of basic goods top $4.7b: IRICA
Iran imported 7.352 million tons of basic commodities worth $4.763 billion in the first four months of the current Iranian year (March 21-July 22), 6.21 percent less than the figure for last year’s same period. According to the data released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA), the imports of basic goods in the four months decreased by 1.57 percent in terms of weight ILNA reported.
Corn, barley, sugar, tea, cereal, red meat, soybean meal, chicken, and eggs were among the top imported basic goods in the mentioned four months.
During the period, corn with $1.297 billion, edible oils with $1.022 billion, oil seeds with $707 million, rice with $601 million, and wheat with $525 million had the highest value among the imported items.