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Rising prices for meat and fish products in Iran increased the consumption of pasta

07 May 2022 22:12 (UTC +04:00)

The sharp rise in prices for meat and fish products in Iran has increased the consumption of pasta, APA's Tehran bureau reports citing Iranian Statistical Center.

Rising meat and fish prices in Iran over the past decade have boosted pasta consumption among low-income families.

Noted that in 2011, each Iranian consumed an average of 13 kilograms of red meat per year.

This figure will decrease by 54 percent in 2021 to 6 kilograms per Iranian. In 2011, the consumption of fish products for every Iranian was 4 kilograms per year, but in 2021 this figure decreased by 50 percent to 2 kilograms. Instead, consumption of noodles and pasta increased by 14 percent during this period, and each Iranian citizen consumes 8 kilograms of noodles and pasta per year.

Note that there has been a shortage of pasta and noodles in Iran in recent days. Prices for bread and flour have risen.