{"id":315132,"date":"2024-01-12T18:25:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T17:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=315132"},"modified":"2024-01-14T21:12:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T20:12:21","slug":"poverty-food-shortage-and-the-impact-on-irans-livestock-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/economy\/poverty-food-shortage-and-the-impact-on-irans-livestock-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Poverty, Food Shortage, and the Impact on Iran\u2019s Livestock Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today, Iran is grappling with a complex crisis marked by poverty, food scarcity, and a significant downturn in the livestock industry. Despite warnings from experts and state-affiliated media in recent years, the mismanagement of the country’s<\/a> economy has resulted in consequences that go beyond immediate challenges. This situation not only impacts the present but also has far-reaching effects on the growth of future generations and intensifies economic hardships.<\/p>\n

The regime\u2019s Statistical Center reports alarming statistics, indicating a doubling of prices of red meat at the beginning of the current year compared to the previous year. Investigations in December revealed a more than 100% price increase for four commodities, leading to a loss of purchasing power for red meat. Consequently, sheep slaughter in metropolitan Tehran dropped from 26,000 to 6,000 heads, and calf slaughter declined from 35,000 to 12,000 heads.<\/p>\n

On January 10, Cyrus Rusta<\/a>, former head of the government’s livestock union, highlighted the negative impact of reduced purchasing power on the livestock industry, which has dealt a severe blow to the sector. Two years ago, widespread poverty led to the closure of 20% of supermarkets, 10% of meat product sales units, and 10% of Tehran’s butcher shops, leaving them without sales, meat, and customers.<\/p>\n

On April 16, 2022, the state-run Tasnim News Agency wrote<\/a>, \u201cLorestan, with over 3.6 million heads of both light and heavy livestock and an annual production of 215,000 tons of milk, is one of the significant milk producers in the country. However, these days, livestock farmers in this province face challenges due to consecutive droughts, the high cost of livestock feed, and its scarcity in the market.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Corrupt #Iran<\/a> Regime Shamelessly Exporting Meat at High Priceshttps:\/\/t.co\/jJxSC0bpzC<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/0FjtrxXWQb<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) February 28, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n