Iran: H1 caviar exports rises 50% yr/yr

TEHRAN – Iran exported 1.3 tons of caviar worth $539,000 in the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22), registering a 50 percent rise in terms of value compared to the figure for the previous year’s same period, an official with the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) said.According to Arezu Ghaniyoun, the deputy head of the IRICA Bureau of Customs Statistics and Information Processing, the Islamic Republic had exported 605 kilograms of caviar worth $350,000 during the previous year’s same six months, IRIB reported.The exports of the mentioned products increased 110 percent in terms of weight, she said.Iranian caviar was exported to 23 different countries during the mentioned time span, Ghaniyoun noted.United Arab Emirates (UAE) was the main importer of Iranian caviar during the said six months, accounting for about 32 percent of the total imports in terms of weight and value. Britain stood in second place, accounting for ...