BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 1. A total of 394,000 tons of agricultural products worth $214 million have been exported from the Gilan Province located in the north of Iran during nine months of the previous Iranian year (from March 20 through December 20, 2024), the director general of the agricultural department of Iran's Gilan Province Saleh Mohammadi told reporters, Trend reports.
According to him, tomatoes, watermelons, apples, cherries, kiwi, lettuce, tangerines, and oranges were the main exported products.
Mohammadi noted that agricultural products from the province are exported to 30 countries, including Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Azerbaijan, Russia, and others. The province's products were mainly exported through Astara border customs.
Iran's Gilan Province has 314,000 ha of cultivated and horticultural land and employs 317,000 people in the agricultural sector. The province mainly cultivates rice, tea, olives, almonds, hazelnuts, and citrus fruits.
To note, Iran exported 116 million tons of products worth $43.1 billion during the nine months of the previous Iranian year.