According to data released by the Agriculture Ministry, the nation of Iran exported over $360 million worth of pistachios over the past 11 months. The next most profitable produce was tomatoes worth $283.64 million, dates worth $261.78 million and watermelons worth $183.65 million.
In terms of tonnage, watermelon topped the list with 840,350 tons, tomato with 610,170 tons, followed by apple with 549,220 tons, onion, shallot and garlic with 393,650 tons and dates with 309,260 tons.
Iran’s overall pistachio exports have been on a decline since fiscal 2007-08 when exports of the products reached 265,000 tons. According to an Agriculture Ministry official, Daryoush Salempour, the exports stood at $915 million in fiscal 2021-22. The tonnage of exports stood at 135,000 tons that year.
On average, Iran exports 80% of its total pistachio yields to dozens of countries. Vietnam, Hong Kong, Germany, the UAE, India, Iraq, Russia and Turkey are Iran’s traditional pistachio export markets.
Source: en.mehrnews.com