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MNA – Imports of banana into the country witnessed a significant 38% slump in the eight months of the current year (March 21 – Nov. 21) as compared to the last year’s corresponding period.

The latest statistics of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) show that 289,921 tons of fresh or dried banana, valued at about $257.560 million, were imported into the country in the same period.

In this regard, banana imports into Iran accounted for 1.35 and 0.87 percent share of Iran’s total imports respectively, IRICA reported.

In addition, 468,186 tons of banana, valued at $360.599 million, were imported into the country in the eight months of the last Iranian calendar year (March 20 – Nov. 20, 2017), showing a significant 38.08 and 28.57 percent decline in terms of weight and value respectively, IRICA ended.

FNA – Iranian agricultural officials said that a bigger volume of wheat is expected to be harvested this year due to increase in rainfall in the 2019 water year, reassuring that the country will still stay self-sufficient for wheat.

Iran has envisaged producing at least 13.5 tons of wheat during the current crop year, which started in late September, said Esmaeil Esfandiaripour, the official in charge of the “Wheat Project” – the government policy to purchase the crop from farmers at a guaranteed price.

He added that Iranian farmers have cultivated wheat in 2 million hectares of irrigated and 3.85 million hectares of rain-fed land, and are expecting to harvest some 13.5 million tons of the product during this crop year.

Crop year for wheat in Iran starts on Sep. 23, concurrent with water year.

Should the plan come into fruition, the country will remain self-sufficient in meeting domestic demand just like the past couple of years, he added.

At the request of the engineer, “Mehdi Babaei” Chairman of livestock, poultry and fish Chamber of Commerce, “Amir Reza Ziaei” appointed  as Secretary of the Committee to follow up and address the problems and appeals committee. The Committee ,Agriculture Water and Environment, of Chamber of Commerce, the text has been issued for 4 years as a secretary speaking for livestock, poultry and aquaculture.

Iran’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Ali Tayebnia conferred on Monday with Chinese Finance Minister Xiao Jie on the expansion of economic cooperation and removal of existing barriers between the two countries. In the meeting, the two ministers reviewed issues of mutual interests and methods to meet the financial needs of Chinese banks which are to be engaged in infrastructural projects in Iran. The Chinese minister, for his part, referred to the implementation of the new Silk Road project dubbed “One Belt-One Way” and welcomed contribution of third countries in constructing the road. Beijing is determined to remove existing hurdles so as to broaden mutual cooperation, he said. Tehran and Beijing try to remove international red tapes preventing expansion of mutual cooperation, he said.

Iran-China Chamber of Commerce is a non-trade, non-profit organization established to promote trade, economic and industrial relations between Iran and China, having no profiting aims. Objectives of the Chamber are:

– Compiling and surveying statistics and other fruitful information regarding trade, industrial and economic affairs of the two countries; providing Iranian and Chinese interested parties with such information and cooperating with authorized organizations and officials of the two countries in accomplishing activities, which encourage trade, economic and industrial relations between Iran and China.

– Endeavoring to develop contacts and materialize the viewpoints of Iranian and Chinese businessmen and industrialists in trade and industrial fields.

– Studying the grounds to be prepared for industrial and trade investment in both countries, participating in organization of exhibitions, markets and other similar events, approved by authorized sources of the two countries and rendering assistance to institutes, organizations, legal and real entities of the two countries, who are interested in participation in such exhibitions, bazaars and other similar events approved by Iranian and Chinese authorized officials.

– Encourage the exchange of trade and industrial delegations and promotion of economic ties between Iran and China.

– Holding seminars, lectures, conferences and meetings over issues related to trade, enhancement of industrial and economic ties and transfer of technology between the two countries.

– Publishing an informative bulletin on development of economic and industrial relations, as well as techno-engineering services between Iran and China, including trade and industrial rules and regulations, issues of mutual interest, and software booklets and bulletins, having got the necessary permit.

– Settling trade, economic and industrial disputes among Iranian and Chinese real and legal entities through arbitration of the two countries’ Chambers of Commerce.

– Rendering assistance in getting visa.

– Other measures necessary for the achievement of the mentioned goals.

The Environment & Agriculture Committee develops Chamber policy related to the environment, agriculture, livestock and water.  Specifically, it is responsible for developing policies (other than the Clean Air Act and climate change) concerning the regulation of environmental quality, water quality, Superfund, solid waste, food safety, and nanotechnology to ensure that these regulations are efficiently undertaken and based on sound science and the best data available, consider actual health risks, and avoid unnecessary burdens.  The committee advocates for an effective environmental policy that does not harm the economy, and works to promote regulatory reforms and other safeguards against regulatory abuses by administrative agencies.