BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept. 7
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
Iran's tomato exports decreased by 5 percent in terms of value and 9 percent in terms of volume, during the first four months of the current Iranian year (March 21 through July 22, 2021), compared to the same period last Iranian year, an official of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) Mahmoud Bazari said, Trend reports referring to the organization’s website.
Bazari noted that Iran exported 262,000 tons of tomatoes worth $126 million within the mentioned period.
The official added that the rise in prices for tomatoes in the country has nothing to do with exports.
|
Tomato exports |
Current Iranian year (Mar. 21, 2021 through Mar. 20, 2022) |
Last Iranian year (Mar. 20, 2020 through Mar. 20, 2021) |
Percentage change (%) |
|||
|
Value (in dollars) |
Volume (in tons) |
Value (in dollars) |
Volume (in tons) |
Value (in dollars) |
Volume (in tons) |
|
|
1st month (Mar. 21 through Apr. 20) |
$65 million |
137,000 |
$37 million |
84,000 |
75.6 |
63 |
|
2nd month (Apr. 21 through May 21) |
$36 million |
74,000 |
$58 million |
125,000 |
-38 |
-41 |
|
3rd month (May 22 through June 21) |
$13 million |
27,000 |
$24 million |
51,000 |
-46 |
-122 |
|
4th month (June 22 through July 22) |
$12 million |
24,000 |
$14 million |
29,000 |
-14 |
-17 |
|
Total |
$126 million |
262,000 |
$133 million |
288,000 |
-5 |
-9 |
Reportedly, according to the statistics of the Statistical Center of Iran, the price of 1 kg of tomatoes in Iran for the first three months of the current Iranian year (March 21 through June 21, 2021), increased by 76.5 percent, compared to the same period last Iranian year and amounted to 25,700 rials (about $0.59).
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