Iran’s pomegranate export up over 120% in 8 months yr/yr

Published 2024년 2월 5일

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Iran has seen a significant increase in its pomegranate exports, with a growth of over 120% in the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-November 21, 2023) compared to the same period last year. The country exported 12,600 tons of pomegranate, worth about six million dollars, marking a 70% growth in terms of weight year on year. Iran is the third-largest global producer of pomegranates and the largest producer of garden products in the region, with its agricultural sector, particularly horticulture, being a major source of employment and foreign currency income.

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TEHRAN- The value of Iran’s pomegranate export increased by more than 120 percent during the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-November 21, 2023), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, according to the director-general of the tropical and semi-tropical fruits office of Iran’s Agriculture Ministry. Zahra Jalili-Moqaddam said that 12,600 tons of pomegranate worth about six million dollars were exported in the mentioned eight-month period, indicating also 70 percent growth in terms of weight year on year. She said that pomegranate is cultivated in about 96,500 hectares of land in the country. According to the official, Iran holds the third rank in terms of pomegranate production in the world. Currently, orchards are the most important center of production of agricultural products for export in Iran, and horticulture is the most central sector in the country’s agricultural export. Therefore, the implementation of the orchard reform ...

Source: Tehrantimes