The value of Iran’s fruit and vegetable exports during the first nine months of this Iranian calendar year (March 21-December 21, 2018) rose 54 percent compared to the same period of time last year. Samira Mousapour, the director of fruit and vegetable desk of TPO, said the country has exported $993 million of fruits and vegetables during the mentioned nine-month period.
The TPO director also said that the country’s fruit and vegetable exports witnessed an 18-percent rise in terms of weight during the first nine months of this year from that of the previous year. Mousapour further announced that exports to Iraq and United Arab Emirates (UAE) increased 60 percent and 61 percent respectively, while exports to Russia rose by 136 percent in the aforementioned period.
Iraq, UAE, Russia, Afghanistan, Qatar and Oman are the main export destinations of Iranian fruits and vegetables. Iran exported 6.13 million tons of the mentioned products worth $5.93 billion in the past year, indicating a 5 percent growth compared to its preceding year. Agricultural products and foodstuff accounted for 13 percent of the country’s non-oil exports during the past year.
