Rice in Iran is bought from paddy for about 35-36 thousand Tomans

Published 2021년 10월 11일

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The article highlights the concerns of Alireza Abbasi, a parliament member, regarding the rising prices of Iranian rice. He attributes the increase to economic inflation and the middlemen who create price gaps. Abbasi advocates for making agriculture profitable for farmers by reducing their costs and improving performance rather than increasing product prices. He suggests that smart import management and combined cultivation can help domestically produced rice remain competitive. The article emphasizes the need for government oversight to prevent losses to domestic producers and to ensure the sustainability of the country's rice production.

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In an interview with ISNA, Alireza Abbasi stated about the increase in the price of Iranian rice: In the last two or three years, due to economic inflation, the costs of rice production have increased. Labor costs, pesticide and fertilizer costs, land rents and agricultural implements have risen. The cost price of rice for the farmer is not related to the price of rice in the market. The situation is such that there is no incentive for the farmer to produce rice. Rising production costs of rice, an ineffective factor in increasing rice prices The member of the Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources and Environment Committee of the parliament, stating that only a part of the increase in rice prices is due to the increase in rice production costs, said: "I must say that there are intermediaries from our producer to our consumers who create price gaps." The price of 60,000 Tomans per kilo of Iranian rice is not a price that the farmer receives. There are intermediaries that do not act ...

Source: Isna