Decrease in Iran’s Pistachio Exports to Europe

Eurostat in its latest report said announced that Iran exported €64.228 million worth of high-quality pistachio to Europe in the first four months of the current year in 2022. Iran’s export of pistachio to the European market registered a 15% decline from January to April 2022 as compared to the same period of last year.

According to the statistics, Iran exported over €75.597 million worth of pistachio to Europe from Jan. to Apr. 2021, showing growth as compared to the same period of current year in value. Iran’s export value of pistachio with shell in the first four months of the current year hit €27.456 million, recording a 43% decline as compared to the same period of last year.

But Iran’s pistachio nut export value to Europe hit €36.772 million from Jan. to Apr. 2022, showing a 36% growth as compared to the same period of last year. Accordingly, Germany, Spain and Italy were the main importers of Iranian pistachio in this period. - Mehr