Sharp Fall in Iran's Pistachio Exports to Europe

Figures by the statistics agency of the European Union, known as Eurostat, show that the exports of Iran's pistachios to EU countries has surged past €28 million. Eurostat figures indicated that Iran has exported €28.3 million of pistachios in the first three months of 2023. In the first quarter of 2022, Iran exported €49.3 million of the product to Europe, the source added.

The export of pistachios has decreased by 42% in the said period, said the Eurostat. Following the US, Iran has been the second-largest exporter of pistachios to Europe in the first quarter of 2023, it noted. Reportedly, Iranian pistachios were exported to 57 countries worldwide during the fiscal 2022-23 (ended March 20). - Mehr