AreaIran

Commodity GroupGrains

CommodityWheat

Date17/04/2019

Policy CategoryConsumption and marketing

Policy InstrumentProcurement price

DescriptionAnnounced guaranteed prices to purchase wheat from farmers from the 2019 harvest. The procurement price for wheat was set at IRR 17 000 per kg (USD 405 per tonne), up from 13 000 per kg (USD 310 per tonne) in 2018. The durum wheat price was set at IRR 17 700 per kg (USD 420 per tonne).