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40% rise in domestic wheat purchases
Iran reported a major surge in its guaranteed purchase of wheat from domestic farmers in the harvest season that began in April.
Alireza Mohajer, an Iranian deputy agriculture minister, said on Monday that the purchase of wheat from domestic farmers reached over 9.5 million metric tons, up 40% compared to April-August last year, IRNA reported.
“Although we faced drought this year and last year, the guaranteed purchase of wheat has increased by 40% compared to the previous year,” he said.
The official further explained that this year’s wheat purchases had increased by 111%, or five million tons, compared to that of two years ago, when the Raeisi administration took office.