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: Iran exported about 2.226 million tons of agricultural products valued at $1.18 billion in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-July 21), registering an increase of 32 percent in value year on year.
Saturday 27 July 2024 - 11:00
Story Code : 425546
Source : Tehran Times
Export of agricultural products up 32% in 4 months yr/yr
As reported, pistachio was the top exported item in the mentioned period with $237 million of exports, a 193 percent increase compared to the previous year.
The country's non-oil trade reached $36 billion in the first four months of this year. Out of the country's total foreign trade, $17.5 billion was the share of exports and $18.5 billion was for the imports.
Based on the data released by the IRICA, the Islamic Republic exported $1.027 billion of agricultural products in the first three months of the current Iranian year (March 20-June 21), an increase of 37 percent in value year on year.
The exports of the mentioned products also rose by 19 percent in terms of weight in the said three months.
Pistachios, tomatoes, watermelons, apples and potatoes were the top exported products in the mentioned period.
The value of Iran’s exports of agricultural and foodstuff products increased by 22.5 percent in the previous Iranian calendar year (ended on March 19), the spokesman of the International Relations and Trade Development Committee of Iran's House of Industry, Mining and Trade said.
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