Over 3m kg of seed
species imported into Iran in 5 months

 

More than 3 million
kilograms of seed species, valued at $35,590,000, were imported into the
country in the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21
to August 22), according to the spokesman of Iran’s House of Industry, Mine and
Trade.

Vegetable,
livestock corn, tomato, cucumber, and pepper seeds were the five seed species
imported into the country from March 21 to August 22, 2023, Rouhollah Latifi
noted.

In this timespan,
245,779 kg of vegetable seed, valued at over $10 million, and 3,342 kilograms
of onion seed, valued at over $613, were imported into the county, he stated,
Tasnim News reported.

In addition, 76,800
kg, 5,040 kg, 6,275 kg and 2,300 kg seeds of grass, sunflower, ornamented
plants and colza seeds were imported into the country from March 21 to August
22, 2023, the official added.