Agricultural exports of Iran has risen up to 9% in 4 months on year

Published 2021년 8월 22일

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Iran has experienced a 9% increase in agricultural exports in the first four months of this year compared to the same period last year, despite economic sanctions, the pandemic, and drought, according to the deputy head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA), Mehrdad Jamal Orounaqi. The country exported over 2.5 million tons of agricultural products worth more than $1.7 billion, with the main exports being tomatoes, pistachios, and watermelons. The primary recipients of these exports were Iraq, China, Afghanistan, and the United Arab Emirates. Additionally, Iran's non-oil exports, excluding oil and gas, increased by 65% in value and 27% in weight, reaching 38.3 million tons valued at $14.3 billion, with China being the largest importer of these goods.

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TEHRAN (Iran News) – The value of Iran’s export of agricultural products has risen nine percent during the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-July 22), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, the deputy head of Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced on Saturday. Mehrdad Jamal Orounaqi, the IRICA deputy head for technical affairs, said that over 2.5 million tons of agricultural products worth more than $1.7 billion has been exported in the four-month period. The main foodstuffs and agricultural products exported during this period were tomatoes, pistachios, watermelons, tomato paste, cheese, apples, melons, potatoes, dates and various sweets, the official stated, and named Iraq, China, Afghanistan, and the United Arab Emirates as the main export destinations of the products. Despite the economic sanctions, the coronavirus pandemic and the current drought, the value of exported agricultural products has ...

Source: Irannewsdaily