Iran exports $345m of fresh dates to over 82 countries in a year

Published May 6, 2024

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In the Iranian calendar year ending March 19, 2024, Iran achieved a significant milestone in its agricultural exports by shipping over 389,000 tons of fresh dates, worth more than $345 million, to 82 countries worldwide. This represents a growth of 4.0% in quantity and 6.7% in value compared to the previous year. India emerged as the largest market for these exports, followed by Pakistan, Turkey, Kazakhstan, China, Iraq, and Russia, with Mazafati dates being the most sought-after variety. The wide range of importing countries, including Austria, Jordan, and Argentina, underscores Iran's status as the third-largest producer of fresh dates on the global stage.

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TEHRAN - Iran exported high-quality dates to 82 countries in the previous Iranian calendar year (ended March 19, 2024), according to the spokesman of the trade promotion and international relations commission of Iran’s House of Industry, Mine and Trade. More than 389,000 tons of fresh dates, valued at over $345 million, were exported from the country between March 21, 2023, and March 19, 2024, Rouhollah Latifi noted. The exports of dates in the previous Iranian calendar year registered a 4.0 and a 6.7 percent hike in weight and value respectively, compared to the preceding year, he maintained. In this period, India was the first destination of Iran’s exported dates, importing more than 90,000 tons of dates, valued at over $84 million, followed by Pakistan, Turkey, Kazakhstan, China, Iraq, and Russia, he said. He pointed out that Mazafati dates were the most popular dates imported by these countries among Iranian date species, IRNA reported. Austria, Jordan, ...

Source: Tehrantimes