BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 13
By Elnur Baghishov-Trend:
More than 10,000 tons of rapeseed have been purchased in Mazandaran Province from the beginning of current Iranian year (began March 20, 2020) to date (June 13), said Bahram Najafi, Director of the Government Trading Corporation of Iran’s branch in Mazandaran Province, Trend reports citing the corporation's website.
According to Najafi, the value of the rapeseed purchased from farmers was more than 448 billion rials (about $10.6 million).
Najafi added that so far, the major part of the rapeseed has been purchased from farmers in the Behshahr county of Mazandaran Province.
About 208,000 tons of rapeseed have been purchased from farmers in Iran to date (June 13).
The price of rapeseed to be purchased from farmers in the current planting year is set 46,600 rials (about $1.1) per kilogram. A number of products, including wheat, tea, rice and other products, are purchased from farmers by the state company under a guarantee in Iran.