Iran’s Agricultural Exports Increase 29%
IRICA figures indicated that the country had exported some $5.2 billion worth of agricultural products in the year to March 20, up 29% from the year before.
Iranian export shipments also rose by 11% in volume terms to reach 7.6 million metric tons in the past calendar year, IRICA said.
Pistachio was Iran’s top agricultural export earner with some $1.5 billion worth of shipments recorded over the calendar year to late March, IRICA figures showed.
The data showed that Iran’s fishery exports had increased by 17% in the year to late March to reach $372 million, with shrimp and tuna fish being the main export items.
China, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were the main buyers of Iranian fishery exports in the past calendar year, said the Iranian customs office.
It said that Iran had exported $233 million worth of tomatoes over the year to late March, while exports of dates had reached 205 million over the period.
IRICA figures showed that saffron exports had generated $185 million in revenues for Iran in the past calendar year, with the UAE, Spain and China being the main export destinations.
In relevant remarks in December, Director General of the Agricultural, Construction and Mining Machinery Department of the Ministry of Agriculture of Iran Abouzar Jamshidvand announced 10% growth in agricultural machinery production and exports.
“During the first 7 months of this year, over 21,000 tractors of all types have been produced in Iran, compared to about 19,000 units in the same period last year, showing a 10% growth,” Jamshidvand said.
He also underlined 10% growth in combine harvester production, and added, “In the first 7 months of last year, nearly 395 combine harvesters were produced, which reached 430 units in the first 7 months of this year thanks to the efforts of manufacturers.”
“With the growth in tractor and combine harvester production in Iran, the exports of some agricultural machinery have also grown by nearly 10 percent,” Jamshidvand said.
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