BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 10
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
Iran is expected to produce 128 million tons of agricultural products in the current Iranian year (began March 20, 2020), Deputy Minister of Agriculture Jihad Shahrokh Shajari said at the 16th Agricultural Exhibition in Shiraz, Trend reports citing the ministry.
Shajari added that the use of machinery in the agricultural sector is of great importance in increasing production and at the same time prevent product loss.
Iran produced more than 120 million tons of agricultural products last Iranian year (from March 21, 2019 to March 20, 2020).
Last year, Iran exported about 7.1 million tons of agricultural and food products worth $5.82 billion. In addition, 6.94 million tons of food and agricultural products worth $6.39 billion were imported.