Iran exported €277 million worth of apples

Published 2021년 7월 23일

Tridge summary

In the 2020-21 season, Iran emerged as a significant player in the global fruit market, exporting 884,798 tons of apples worth €277 million to countries including Iraq, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates. Beyond these major markets, Iran also found demand in several other Asian and Middle Eastern countries, totaling 11 other export destinations. On the other hand, Iran imported bananas from countries such as Turkey, India, and Ecuador, with the volume and variety of imports dependent on its apple export performance. The first quarter of the financial year saw banana imports reaching 136,133 tons, highlighting the dynamic interplay between apple exports and banana imports in Iran's fruit market strategy.

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Iraq, with imports worth €89m, Russia at €80.9m, Afghanistan at €43.8m, India at €22.5m and the United Arab Emirates at €17.9m were the main export destinations for Iranian apples last year. In total, 884,798 tons of apples worth €277 million were exported in 2020-21. Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Oman, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Qatar, Armenia, Kuwait, Georgia, Syria, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Libya, Bahrain, Uzbekistan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Norway and the United Kingdom were the other customers of Iranian apples during this period. The largest banana exporters to Iran were Turkey with exports of €110 million, India with €46 million, Ecuador with €28.8 million, the Philippines with €28.6 million, Pakistan with €2.3 million, the United Arab Emirates Emirates with €367,825, Russia with €40,681 and Vietnam with €29,663, according to figures from Iranian customs. Banana imports amounted to ...

Source: AGF