FAO puts Iran’s 2023
grain output at over 21m tons 

Iran has produced more
than 21 million tons of grain in the 2023 Crop Year and holds the fourth
largest grain reserves in Asia, according to the UN Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO).

In its latest report on
the “Outlook of Food Products and Situation”, FAO put the total volume of grain
produced in Iran in 2023 at 21.1 million tons, showing a more than two percent
hike compared to a year earlier.

Iran had produced over
20.6 million tons of grain in 2022, FAO noted.

According to this report,
Iran produced over 13 million tons of wheat in 2022 and 13.5 million tons in
2023.

FAO added that Iran’s
production of other grains did not change in 2023, Tasnim reported.

China is ranked first in
the world in terms of grain reserves with 399 million tons of grains, followed
by India with 64 million tons of grain reserves and Turkey with 12.7 million
tons respectively.