TEHRAN- As announced by the managing director of Iran’s Government Trading Corporation (GTC), 7.5 million tons of basic commodities were transported to designated destinations throughout the country since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21).

Saeed Rad said that three million tons of the mentioned commodities were domestically produced.

In mid-August, GTC announced that since the beginning of the current year, every day a vessel carrying basic goods has entered the ports of the south and north of the country and the cargoes of these ships have been sent to storage centers after unloading.

The basic goods imported into the country include wheat, rice, and oil, which are purchased and imported from foreign sources to provide the country's strategic reserves, supply to consumption centers, and regulate the market.

As announced by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA), Iran imported 30.9 million tons of basic goods in the past Iranian calendar year 1400 (ended on March 20).

The value of the imported basic commodities was $19.6 billion in the past year, and the imports had experienced a 60-percent rise in worth and a 32-percent growth in weight, as compared to the Iranian calendar year 1399.

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