Baku, Azerbaijan, July 1
Trend:
Iran imported 1.54 million tons of staple food products through its ports during the last Iranian calendar month (ended June 21).
The figure indicates a rise by 50.1 percent compared to the preceding month, according to the data released by Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization.
The food products mentioned in the report include wheat, barley, butter, soy, rice, sugar, cooking oil, and meat products.
The country loaded and unloaded 1.695 million tons of food products at its ports in the one-month period, indicating a 4.3 percent increase year-on-year.
The figure was 1.138 million tons in the preceding Iranian calendar month (April 20-May 21).
In the meantime, the country exported 158,796 tons of staple food products through the organization’s ports in the period, compared to 112,571 tons in the preceding month.
According to the report, 20 ports - Abadan, Astara, Arvandkenar, Imam Khomeini, Amirabad, Anzali, Bushehr, Tiab, Jask, Chabahar, Chavibdeh, Khorramshahr, Dayyer, Shahid Bahonar, Shahid Rajaee, Fereydounkenar, Ganaveh, Qeshm, Lengeh and Noshahr - were involved in loading/unloading of staple food products during the period.
The report also unveiled that over 495,275 tons of fertilizers and chemicals were loaded/unloaded at Iranian ports, which was 11.4 percent more compared to the same month of the preceding year. The volume of the unloaded fertilizers and chemicals was 40,312 tons in the one-month period from May 21 to June 21, 2018.
The Ports and Maritime Organization also said that 95,481 tons of clothes, fibers, paper and wood were loaded/unloaded at Iranian ports in the one-month period, which was 3 percent more year-on-year. The volume of the unloaded clothes, fibers, paper and wood was 93,882 tons in the same span of time.
Iranian ports saw loading and unloading of a total of 10.95 million tons of various goods and commodities, including food and metal products between May 21 and June 21, 16.9 percent less year-on-year.
In total, over 153 million tons of various goods have been loaded/unloaded at Iranian ports during the last fiscal year.
The volume is 5.5 percent more than the loaded/unloaded products in the preceding year.
