Iran: Olive exports up 34% in 7 months on year

Published 2020년 11월 24일

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Iran has experienced a significant increase in olive exports, with a 34% rise over the past seven months compared to the same period last year, totaling 129,409 tons. The majority of olive cultivation in Iran takes place in Gilan Province, which accounts for 11% of the total area under olive cultivation and 20% of the country's olive production. The country's olive oil production has also seen an uptick, reaching 11,600 tons in the previous year, up from 3,300 tons in 2013. The Agriculture Ministry is working on a master plan to further boost olive oil production to the point where Iran would no longer need to import the product.

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TEHRAN- Iran’s export of olives has risen 34 percent during the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-October 21), compared to the same period of time in the past year, according to a provincial official.As announced by Farhad Dalqpoush, the head of Industry, Mining and Trade Department of Gilan Province (in the north of Iran where olive is cultivated vastly), the country has exported 129,409 tons of olives during the seven-month period.Olives are grown in 27 other provinces, but Gilan has 11 percent of the total area under olive cultivation and 20 percent of the country's olive production, the official stated.Support for this product is on the agenda, as it has high capacity to be exported, he noted.Olive oil production in Iran reached 11,600 tons in the previous Iranian calendar year (ended on March 19), the manager of the Agriculture Ministry’s “Olive Project” initiative has announced.“Olive oil production in our country is in a good place and the ...

Source: Tehrantimes