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Saturday, September 23, 2023 5:23 GMT
More than 3 million kilograms of seed species, valued at US$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, Seyed Rouhollah Latifi noted.In this timespan, 245,779 kg of vegetable seed, valued at over US$10 million, and 3,342 kilograms of onion seed, valued at over US$613, were imported into the county, he stated. 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. - Tasnim