Xinhua - The pistachio farmers in Iran's southeastern province of Kerman have suffered a loss of 227 million U.S. dollars since March 21, the first day of the current Iranian year, Financial Tribune daily reported Sunday. "It was estimated that 70,000 tons of pistachios would be harvested this year. Yet we have lost 90 percent of this amount due ...

MNA Iranian researchers managed to produce canned pistachio consisting of herbal preservatives that help reduce effectively the problems of product packaging. Iran holds the world's second largest diversity of horticultural crops after the US, and while the country's population is 2 per cent of the total world population, its horticultural production ...

COSMOS|Kate Ravilious: Irans insatiable demand for water, which is being drawn from aquifers far faster than it can be replenished, is causing large chunks of farmland to sink and buildings to crack, according to a new study. Using 12 years of satellite observations, a team led by Mahdi Motagh from the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences ...

Despite recurrent droughts in recent years, Iranian pistachios have preserved their quality and taste, and are still the frontrunner in global markets. Iran has exported 54,000 tons of pistachios worth $500 million so far in the current Iranian year (started March 21), while their export value is expected to reach $1.6 billion by yearend, according ...

Cap Industries has estimated Iran's 2013 pistachio crop to be around 3,000 tonnes higher than that of 2012, but this latest outlook for 2013 represents a substantial cut from earlier expectations due to adverse weather. In its objective crop estimate the company pegged this year's crop to reach a total of 215,000 tonnes, up from an estimated 212,000 ...