Miller Magazine Issue: 119 November 2019

IRAN 89 MILLER / NOVEMBER 2019 Iran: A key grain player in the Middle East Crop production has increased over the past decades in Iran. The main crops are wheat, barley and maize. Wheat is the most im- portant grain in Iran and accounts for 70 percent of the grain production. Wheat pro- duction in Iran is estimated at 16.8 million tons this year, an increase of 20 percent from the five-year average. There are some 350 flour mills operating in Iran with a pro- duction capacity of 24 million tons per year.