# Temporary Ban on Rice Imports Removed | FinancialTribune

> Iran lifted its temporary ban on rice imports, effective November 22, 2017 through July 22, 2018, by a directive from the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade. Iran imports about 800,000 tonnes of rice annually to cover a shortfall between consumption of 3 million tonnes and domestic output of 2.2 million tonnes. Import tariffs stand at 40%.

- Date: 2017-11-21 · published 2017-11-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Iran · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10823-temporary-ban-on-rice-imports-removed-financialtribune
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Reopening Iran's import channel adds meaningful demand for rice from suppliers such as India, Pakistan, Thailand and Vietnam. That supports export prices for rice during the coming months.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

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## Sources

- lms.sahandetemadarvand.ir: http://lms.sahandetemadarvand.ir/articles/economy-domestic-economy/76568/temporary-ban-on-rice-imports-removed

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