Increasing the cost of rice imports with the increase of the exchange rate and the transport "Iran": rice imports in the first half of the year reached 600,000 tons with a decrease of about 33%. This amount was about 900 thousand tons in the corresponding period last year. Despite the decrease in imports, last year's inventory, local production and the arrival of new shipments prevented the current shortage in the market. Uncertainty of about one billion euros in foreign currency arrears of importers is considered one of the factors affecting the reduction of imports. The increase in the exchange rate, the transport costs and the disruptions in the southern lines also affected the supply of rice. Importers place emphasis on determining the association of foreign exchange claims and speeding up the supply of foreign exchange for new shipments to continue the supply. Read the full text here.

Increasing the cost of rice imports with the increase of the exchange rate and the transport "Iran": rice imports in the first half of the year reached 600,000 tons with a decrease of about 33%. This amount was about 900 thousand tons in the corresponding period last year. Despite the decrease in imports, last year's inventory, local production and the arrival of new shipments prevented the current shortage in the market. Uncertainty of about one billion euros in foreign currency arrears of importers is considered one of the factors affecting the reduction of imports. The increase in the exchange rate, the transport costs and the disruptions in the southern lines also affected the supply of rice. Importers place emphasis on determining the association of foreign exchange claims and speeding up the supply of foreign exchange for new shipments to continue the supply. Read the full text here.