Iranian agricultural exports from the province of Kordestan increase by 29%

Published Dec 22, 2020

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Exports of agricultural products from Kordestan Province in west Iran have increased by 29% in the first eight months of this year, compared to the same period last year, reaching 706,000 tons worth $258 million. The total value of Iran's agricultural exports has also risen by 13% to $3.842 billion. The main exports included pistachios, tomatoes, watermelons, tomato paste, pistachio kernels, and apples. Last year, Iran exported over $5.8 billion worth of agricultural and foodstuff products.

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TEHRAN- The export of agricultural products from Kordestan Province, in west of Iran, has increased 29 percent in the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-November 20), compared to the same period of time in the past year, according to a provincial official.Shahriar Hanifi, the trade promotion director of the province’s Agriculture Department, announced that 706,000 tons of agricultural products valued at $258 million have been exported from the province in the eight-month period.He said while the province’s eight-month agricultural export has risen 1.9-fold in terms of weight, its value has increased 29 percent year on year.The value of Iran’s agricultural products export has risen 13 percent during the first eight months of the present year, compared to the same period of time in the past year, according to an official with the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).Mehrdad Jamal Orounaqi, the IRICA deputy head for technical and ...

Source: Tehrantimes