Iran: ban on rice imports to be lifted

2018-01-21 01:40:48

(MENAFN) Iran's ban on rice has been lifted for five-month period of time that starts from Sunday, according to Tasnim news.

The Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) has banned any registration for imports of rice from December 31, 2017 until further notice, IRNA reported.

"Regarding the mass imports of rice, more than one million tons, during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21- August 22, 2017), which surpassed domestic consumption and pulled market into recession, no further order registration should be allowed," Agriculture Minister Mahmoud Hojjati wrote to Shariatmadari on December 20.

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