BAKU, Azerbaijan, Aug. 21
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
Iran's agricultural and food exports increased by 9 percent in terms of value during the first four months of the current Iranian year (March 21 through July 22, 2021), compared to the same period last Iranian year, Deputy Director of Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) Mehrdad Jamal Arvanaghi told IRIB, Trend reports.
According to Arvanaghi, Iran exported 5.2 million tons of agricultural products worth $7.1 billion over the reporting period.
The deputy director added that the main exported agricultural products were tomatoes, pistachios, watermelons, tomatoes, cheese, apples, melons, potatoes, dates and etc.
“So, Iran exported pistachios worth $212 million, watermelons worth $147 million and tomatoes worth $77 million in the 4 months,” he said.
In addition, Iran also exported apples worth $68 million, pistachio legumes worth $67 million, potatoes worth $36 million, dates worth $31 million and tomatoes worth $30 million within the mentioned period, Arvanaghi noted.
The deputy stressed that these products were mainly exported to Iraq, China, Afghanistan and the UAE.
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