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TEHRAN – Iran imported some 963,000 tons of wheat in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year, which began on March 21, ISNA reported.
The wheat imports were decreased by 60 percent in the 4-month period.
The imported wheat was valued at $400 million. Switzerland, Britain, and Turkey were the main exporters of wheat to Iran. Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Russia, Austria, Uzbekistan, Hong Kong, and Turkmenistan were other exporters of wheat to Iran.
Earlier this month, the United Nations’ Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Iran’s wheat harvest may total about 14.5 million tons in 2013, up about 5 percent from the 13.8 million tons collected a year earlier.
Total grain production may be 21.85 million tons, up 3.4 percent from a year earlier, including 3.2 million tons of barley and 2.4 million tons of rice, it added.
Iran’s wheat imports may drop by 67 percent this season amid ample stockpiles in the country and increasing production.
Wheat purchases may be about 2 million metric tons, compared with 6.1 million tons a year earlier, the FAO said, Bloomberg reported.
Total imports of grain, including wheat, corn and rice, may “remain relatively high” at 9.4 million tons, according to the report. Outlook for lower imports is “mainly due to higher carryover stocks following large purchases in 2012.”
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