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Deputy minister: Iran ranks 3rd in honey production

Business Materials 20 May 2019 17:43 (UTC +04:00)

Baku, Azerbaijan, May 20

By Elnur Baghishov - Trend:

Iran ranks third in honey production, Iran's Deputy Agriculture Minister Murteza Rezaei said at an event organized to celebrate World Bee Day, Trend reports referring to the website of the country's Agricultural Jihad Ministry.

In the last Iranian year (March 21, 2018-March 20, 2019), Iran exported 1,079 tons of honey, Rezaei said.

He added that last year, 60 trillion rials (roughly $1.42 billion) were invested in Iran's beekeeping industry. Honey production in the country amounted to 30 trillion rials (roughly $714 million) in terms of value, he said.

In total, last year, Iran produced 1,460 tons of bee wax, 123 tons of bee pollen, 70 tons of propolis and 3.4 tons of royal jelly, Rezaei added.

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