Good news for gardeners in Moldova and Ukraine - Iran has sharply limited apple exports

Published 2024년 3월 12일

Tridge summary

Starting from March 20, 2024, Iran will impose a 35% export duty on apples for three months due to high domestic prices and potential local shortages. This could significantly reduce apple export volumes, potentially impacting global apple prices. The move could also benefit apple exporters in countries like Moldova and Ukraine. Iran's main apple markets, including Iraq, India, Pakistan, and the UAE, as well as Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, could be affected.

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Original content

According to EastFruit analysts, Iran’s decision to introduce export duties on apples from March 20, 2024 for a period of three months will further aggravate the situation on the global fresh apple market and will play into the hands of exporters from the countries of the Southern Hemisphere. According to information announced by Ahmad Hani Nozari, Deputy Minister of Commercial Development of the Ministry of Agricultural Development, the duty will be 35% of the export value of the goods and will be valid for three months, i.e. in fact, until the end of the apple sales season for the 2023 harvest. The reason for introducing the duty was the high level of domestic prices for apples and the fear of a shortage of these fruits on the local market. EastFruit experts note that in the current season, Iran, taking advantage of the high level of world prices for apples, was able to increase the export of fresh apples by 30% compared to the 2022/23 season. In particular, from August 2023 to ...

Source: Eastfruit