Iran's grain production exceeds 23 million tons in 2023

Iran's grain production topped 23 million tons in 2023, registering an increase of more than three percent from a year earlier, according to USDA statistics. A report on the global agricultural production situation in 2023 estimates Iran's wheat production at 14 million tons, a six percent increase from a year earlier. The department added that Iran produced 800,000 tons of wheat in 2022. According to this report, total world wheat production in 2023 was 785 million tons, recording a decline of 0.5 percent from a year earlier. In 2023, China was declared the world's largest wheat producer, producing 136 million tons, followed by the European Union and India. Iran ranks 15th in the world in wheat production. Barley is another important grain produced in the country, the report said, adding that Iran produced three million tons of ...