Iran's Agricultural Exports in 11 Months

Iran exported 6.348 million tons of agricultural products worth US$5.204 billion in the first 11 months of 1398 (March 2019-20), IRNA reported, quoting the director-general of Agricultural Jihad Ministry's Export Promotion Bureau. Over 22.659 million tons of such products worth US$11.648 billion were also imported into the country during the said period, Shahrokh Shajari said.
Watermelon, apple, tomato, potato, onion, and shallot were the top five exported products in terms of weights, according to the official. In terms of value, fresh or dried pistachios with US$628 million, fresh apples with US$309 million, tomatoes with US$223 million, fresh or dried pistachio nuts with US$194 million and watermelons with US$172 million worth of exports were the top five export products in the mentioned 11 months.

Mentioning the exports of livestock and poultry products, the official noted that 530,000 tons of such products worth US$658 million were exported in the said time span. The fishery sector also exported 113,000 tons of products at the value of US$225 million. According to Shajari, corn, barley, soybeans, and unrefined sugar and rice were the top imported agricultural products in the country in the mentioned 11 months. - Tehran Times