Rise in Iran’s Export of Dairies

Some 281,000 tons of dairy products, valued at US$381.19 million, were exported from Iran in the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21 to September 22, 2023), showing a 16.4 % hike compared to last year’s corresponding period. Speaking in an interview with IRNA on Tuesday, Spokesperson for the Iranian Dairy Industry Association Seyed Mohammad Reza Banitaba said that the data released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) show that the country’s export of dairies in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year has considerably increased compared to last year’s corresponding period.

Iran exported 239.886 tons of dairy products from March 21 to September 2023, showing a 17.3 % hike in weight compared to last year’s corresponding period, he added. In this period, milk, cream, sour yogurt drinks and industrial infant formula were among the main dairy products exported from the country, he said, adding that Iran’s export of milk and cream showed a 22.27 % growth compared to the same period of last year. Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, the United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Azerbaijan were Iran’s main trade partners in terms of export of dairy products, Banitaba added. - Tasnim