‘Iran will proudly pass through sanctions’

TEHRAN- Kaveh Zargaran, the secretary general of the Federation of Iranian Food Association, said the condition created by the sanctions on his country is temporary and Iran will proudly overcome this condition.

‘No need for wheat import by next year’

TEHRAN- Iran has been self-reliance in wheat production over the past three years and there is also no need for importing the grain by the next year, Kaveh Zargaran, the chairman of the Agricultural Committee at the Tehran Chamber of Commerce Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TCCIMA), announced.

Brazil planning to open $1.2b credit line to invest in Iran

TEHRAN- Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) is planning to open a $1.2-billion credit line to continue trade with Iran and also investment making in the country, Brazilian Ambassador to Tehran Rodrigo de Azeredo Santos announced.

TCCIMA agricultural committee chairman becomes a board member of ISOA

TEHRAN- Kaveh Zargaran, the chairman of the Agricultural Committee at the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TCCIMA), became a board member of International Sunflower Oils Association (ISOA).

Saffron export breaks a 10-year record

TEHRAN- Iran’s exports of saffron increased about 55 percent in the last Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20) compared to its preceding year, breaking the record of exports in the past ten years, IRNA reported on Monday.

European agriculture, rural development commissioner due in Tehran

TEHRAN- European Agriculture and Rural Development Commissioner Phil Hogan will enter Tehran on Friday on the head of a high-ranking delegation.

By Mahnaz Abdi

Iran hopes to improve trade balance with Brazil

TEHRAN- Iran hopes to improve its trade balance with Brazil through exporting some highly required products to the Latin American country, Kaveh Zargaran, the head of Iran-Brazil Joint Chamber of Commerce, told Tehran Times in a telephone interview on Sunday.