Annual pistachio exports of Iran drop by 33 percent to $690 million
Pistachio Kernel
Iran
Published May 2, 2022
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EghtesadOnline: Atotal of 115,557 tons worth $696.04 million of pistachio were exported from Iran to 75 countries in the fiscal 2021-22 (ended March 20), registering a 33% decline in both weight and value compared to the year before, according to the spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration.
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Top five export destinations for in-shell pistachio were China with $199 million, India with $85 million, Russia with $53 million, Iraq with $50 million and Kyrgyzstan with $45 million.Exports of shelled pistachios stood at 19,336 tons worth $215.88, with Germany topping the importers with $50 million, followed by India $44 million, the UAE $29 million, Iraq $25 million and Turkey $13 million, IRNA reported.A total of 429 tons of other types of pistachio (slivered) worth $2.51 million were also exported during the period, he added. Kerman Province is a major pistachio production hub in Iran.Cold weather in spring has caused 130 trillion rials ($460 million) in damage to pistachio orchards in Kerman Province, says the chairman of Kerman Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture.“This is only our preliminary estimate on direct damage to orchards. If we take the entire pistachio production chain into account, the losses will have to be multiplied,” Mehdi Tabibzadeh was ...
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