IRNA Managing director of Konarak agricultural jihad organization said that over 18,000 tons of watermelon have been exported to foreign countries. Konarak district is a county in Sistan and Baluchestan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Konarak. The products were exported to Turkey, Iraq and the Persian Gulf Littoral States, Mohammad ...

Financial Tribune - Iran exported 536,549 tons of watermelons worth $98.97 million during the first four months of the current fiscal year (March 21-July 22), the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration�s statistics show. Iraq, the UAE and Afghanistan were the main customers of Iranian watermelons during the period under review.

Deputy Agriculture Minister Abbas Keshavarz has confirmed reports that shipments of exported watermelons have been sent back from Arab countries, but has refuted claims that the Iranian produce is unhealthy. He said, Some Arab countries are acting in an unfriendly way in dealing with Iran and that can leave an impact on bilateral trade. For instance,...