Why Iran has cut pistachio exports to a record high

Published 2023년 3월 15일

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Climate change-induced severe droughts have significantly impacted Iran's agricultural sector, particularly reducing pistachio production and exports. The country has seen a dramatic drop in pistachio exports in the current Iranian calendar year, with figures plummeting to just over 46,000 tons from the previous year's 135,322 tons and marking a substantial decline from the 2020/2021 period when 203,637 tons were exported. This decline is largely attributed to the adverse effects of droughts on pistachio production.
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Climate change has caused severe drought in Iran. 85% of the country's territory is considered "arid" or "semi-arid" zone. This led to a drop in pistachio production and exports. This is reported by Fruit-inform with reference to Fructidor.com. According to the ICC (Iranian Chamber of Cooperatives), the country exported just over 46,000 tons of pistachios in the first 10 months (March 21, 2022 - January 20, 2023) of the current Iranian calendar year. This volume is very low compared to 135,322 tons exported for the entire Iranian year 2021-22. Earlier, in the period 2020/2021, about 203,637 tons of nuts ...
Source: Eastfruit

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