Iran wants to export two million tons of fruit

The president of the Association of Fruit and Vegetable Traders in Tehran has said that the sector plans to export more than two million tons of fruit in the current calendar year (ending March 2022). “This year, our total production will be 4.5 million tons, of which 2.5 million tons will be sold on the domestic market. The remaining 2 million tons will be for export. We will export our products to Russia, Iraq, Armenia, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan," Mostafa Daraei-Nejad told www.tehrantimes.com The chairman explained that there are 67 different fruit and vegetable categories on the market and that there are no shortages of them. In the province of Mzandaran alone, the fruit production amounts to 2.5 million tons. According to him, the domestic annual citrus consumption is around 1.5 million tons. Since 2.5 million tons of citrus are grown in the country, about 1 million tons remains for export. The value of Iranian fresh produce exports increased by 9% during the first four ...