BAKU, Azerbaijan, Oct. 22
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
Iran Dairy Industries Company in East Azerbaijan Province (northeastern Iran) increased its exports about 2.5 times during the first six months of the current Iranian year (March 20-September 21, 2020) compared to the same period last Iranian year, said Ahmad Fallahi, the Director-General of Iran Dairy Industries Company’s branch in East Azerbaijan Province, Trend reports citing the company’s official website.
The director-general stressed that 1,700 tons of dairy products were exported during the reporting period.
“These products were mainly exported to Russia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, and Syria,” he noted.
Fallahi added, however, 1,490 tons of dairy products were exported in the last Iranian year (from March 21, 2019, to March 20, 2020).
The director-general said the company’s East Azerbaijan branch produces 205 tons of dairy products per day, about 70 percent of it is consumed in the province, and the rest is exported to other provinces and countries.