Iran: H1 caviar exports rises 50% yr/yr

Published Oct 24, 2021

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Iran has seen a 50% increase in the export value of caviar in the first half of this year, compared to the previous year, with total exports valued at $539,000 from 1.3 tons. The country shipped to 23 countries, with the United Arab Emirates and Britain being the main importers. The total weight of exports rose by 110%, with Europe accounting for 37% of the exports. Iran's Head of Iran Fisheries Organization stated that the country's annual caviar production has reached 12 tons, and sturgeon meat production over 3,500 tons.

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TEHRAN – Iran exported 1.3 tons of caviar worth $539,000 in the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22), registering a 50 percent rise in terms of value compared to the figure for the previous year’s same period, an official with the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) said.According to Arezu Ghaniyoun, the deputy head of the IRICA Bureau of Customs Statistics and Information Processing, the Islamic Republic had exported 605 kilograms of caviar worth $350,000 during the previous year’s same six months, IRIB reported.The exports of the mentioned products increased 110 percent in terms of weight, she said.Iranian caviar was exported to 23 different countries during the mentioned time span, Ghaniyoun noted.United Arab Emirates (UAE) was the main importer of Iranian caviar during the said six months, accounting for about 32 percent of the total imports in terms of weight and value. Britain stood in second place, accounting for ...

Source: Tehrantimes