Over 46,000 tons of pistachios exported by Iran in 10 months

Published 2023년 2월 22일

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Iran has exported over 46,000 tons of pistachios in the first ten months of the current Iranian calendar year, according to Arsalan Qasemi, the chairman of Agriculture and Food Industries Committee of Iran Chamber of Cooperatives. Despite the country's reputation for hydrocarbon resources, it is also a major producer of pistachios, with the majority of production coming from the southeastern Kerman province. However, climate change has caused severe drought in Iran, affecting pistachio production, which fell by 70,000 tons in the previous year to around 150,000 tons. The current year's sprouts have also been destroyed by climate change, and the government's support is deemed necessary to maintain market stability.

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TEHRAN- Iran exported over 46,000 tons of pistachios in the first ten months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2022-January 20, 2023), Arsalan Qasemi, the chairman of Agriculture and Food Industries Committee of Iran Chamber of Cooperatives (ICC), announced.Although Iran is mostly known for its vast hydrocarbon resources, there are some other precious products that people all around the world put the Iranian brand on and appreciate greatly, one such product is Iranian “green gold” or pistachio.Cultivation of pistachios in Iran dates back to the Achaemenid period or the fifth century B.C; Like the great dynasty, the Islamic Republic was the world’s unrivaled, leading producer of pistachios for a long time, with southeastern Kerman province being the hub of production for so-called green gold.Over the past decade, climate change has caused severe drought in Iran, leading to 85 percent of the country being classified as arid or semi-arid. The decline in annual average ...

Source: Tehrantimes